Can an AI app help nurses make fewer medication mistakes?
NCT ID NCT07448259
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether an AI-powered app could help nurses calculate medication doses more accurately than traditional classroom teaching. Fifty-six nurses from various hospital units participated, with one group using the AI app and the other receiving standard instruction. Researchers measured their knowledge, decision-making skills, and confidence. The goal is to find better ways to reduce dangerous medication errors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Drug Calculation Platform
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI training tool could help nurses make fewer medication errors, improving patient safety in hospitals.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 56 nurses. The AI tool may not work as well in larger, real-world settings or for all types of nurses.
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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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56 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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: Nurses working in multiple clinical settings, including medical-surgical, cardiovascular, or critical care units..etc. Nurses are responsible for medication administration and drug dosage calculations as part of their daily clinical duties. Willingness to participate in the Artificial Intelligence-assisted learning program and sign the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Nurses who had recently received specific training in drug-calculation or had any prior exposure to AI-based educational tools (within the last 6 months)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University
Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, 2500, Egypt
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