Can AI patients better prepare nursing students for real clinical work?
NCT ID NCT07811245
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong are testing whether a generative AI patient simulation platform helps third-year nursing students feel more prepared and competent before their first acute clinical practicum. The trial enrolls 44 undergraduate nursing students who are randomly assigned to use the AI simulation either immediately or after a waiting period. The AI platform offers interactive patient scenarios that students can practice with before and during their clinical placement. The study measures preparedness, clinical competence, and perceived stress to see if the AI tool makes a difference compared to usual training.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- a generative AI patient simulation platform used for nursing education
- What this could lead to
- If it works, nursing programs could add AI-driven patient simulations to prepare students for real clinical placements, potentially reducing stress and improving readiness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-university study with 44 students, so results may not apply to other nursing programs or clinical settings. The AI simulation may not translate into better real-world performance.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 44 people
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- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Year 3 nursing students of a 5-year full-time Bachelor in Nursing programme, * of any nationality including non-local and non-Chinese students, and * able to read and understand English, and * completed the introduction of clinical nursing practicum in year 2, and * scheduled to undertake their first acute clinical practicum within the same academic year. Exclusion Criteria: Year 3 nursing students of a 5-year full-time Bachelor in Nursing programme, who will not have their first acute clinical practicum within that academic year.
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