AI coach for future doctors: robot feedback boosts History-Taking skills?
NCT ID NCT07277829
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether AI-generated feedback after virtual patient visits helps medical students improve their history-taking skills. 115 sixth-semester medical students at Karolinska Institutet interacted with a social robotic virtual patient platform. Some received AI feedback on their performance, while others did not. Their skills were then assessed in a standardized exam.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-generated post-consultation feedback delivered via a social robotic virtual patient platform
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that AI feedback helps train medical students more effectively, potentially improving real-world clinical skills.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small educational study, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to other settings or guarantee long-term skill retention.
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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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115 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Jun 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Sixth-semester medical students at Karolinska Institutet. * Assigned to clinical rotations in rheumatology. * Participating between January and June 2025. Exclusion Criteria: \- None.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm, Solna, SE-171 76, Sweden
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