AI tutors put to the test: can chatbots boost grades better than showing up to class?
NCT ID NCT07722208
First seen Jul 23, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares learning outcomes and grade-point averages between physical therapy students who use AI-powered chatbots and those who attend class in person. Researchers aim to see whether chatbot-assisted learning can match or surpass traditional attendance. The trial involves 200 regular university students aged 18 and older.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI chatbot as a learning tool
- What this could lead to
- If AI chatbots prove as effective as classroom attendance, this could point toward flexible, tech-driven learning options for health science students.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study in one discipline. AI chatbots may not replicate the benefits of in-person interaction, and results may not apply to other fields.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Student * Age not less than 18 years * Regular student on his university Exclusion Criteria: * Irregular student * Students failed in many semester
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kerolous Ishak Shehata Kelini
Cairo, Egypt
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