Can AI scribes give nurses their time back?
NCT ID NCT07742618
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether an AI-assisted documentation tool (an 'AI scribe') can help nurses by reducing time spent on record-keeping. About 400 nurses from child and student health services in a Finnish region will adopt the tool at different times, allowing comparison between early and later users. The study looks at effects on working hours, completion of health check-ups, and nurses' job satisfaction and workload.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI clinical documentation tool (AI scribe)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, AI-assisted documentation could reduce nurses' administrative burden, improve job satisfaction, and allow more time for patient care.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and focuses on specific health services, so results may not apply broadly. AI tools can also introduce errors or workflow disruptions.
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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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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Member of study population: nurses working at wellchild or student health care services of Western-Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County. Exclusion Criteria: * Nurse works in several teams. * Under 18 years.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Turku
Turku, Finland
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