AI writes acne guide, students score same as human version
NCT ID NCT07652112
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether AI-generated educational material on acne could teach medical students as well as standard human-written material. 190 first- and second-year medical students were split into three groups: one read AI-generated content, one read content from the Turkish Dermatology Association, and a control group. After reading, all took a 12-question quiz to measure their knowledge. The goal was to see if AI could produce effective learning materials.
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-generated educational material
- What this could lead to
- If AI-generated materials prove as effective as human ones, they could offer a low-cost, scalable way to produce patient education content.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, single-center study with early-year medical students, not patients. Results may not apply to other groups or real-world settings.
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Study facts
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- 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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190 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Mar 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 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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Inclusion Criteria: * First- and second-year medical students enrolled at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine * Voluntary participation in the study * Provision of informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Students who declined to participate * Students who did not complete the knowledge assessment questionnaire * Students with incomplete study data
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Erciyes University
Kayseri, Kayseri, 38000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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