AI tutors take on nursing education: can they sharpen clinical skills?
NCT ID NCT07728929
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares AI-supported case analysis with traditional instructor-led teaching for second-year nursing students. The goal is to see whether learning with artificial intelligence boosts students' knowledge, satisfaction, and clinical decision-making skills. Forty-two students will be randomly assigned to one of two teaching methods, and their outcomes will be measured using tests and surveys.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-supported case analysis
- What this could lead to
- If effective, AI-supported case analysis could become a new tool for nursing education, enhancing students' clinical reasoning and satisfaction.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 42 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The AI tool's impact on real-world clinical skills remains uncertain.
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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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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2026
- Finished
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May 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Second-year nursing students actively enrolled during the spring semester of the 2025-2026 academic year. Having previously completed the theoretical Nursing Process course. Owning a smartphone with internet access. Having previously prepared at least one individualized nursing care plan for a patient hospitalized in an internal medicine clinical setting. Exclusion Criteria: * Students who had not previously provided planned nursing care for hospitalized patients in internal medicine clinical settings during their clinical placements. Students who did not agree to participate in the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University
Merkez, Nevşehir Province, Turkey (Türkiye)
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