Night owls vs. early birds: can flipped classrooms boost grades?
NCT ID NCT07391865
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a person's natural sleep-wake pattern (chronotype) affects their motivation and grades when taught using a flipped classroom approach. 111 nursing students participated, with some learning through online videos before class. Researchers measured motivation, chronotype, and exam scores to see if matching teaching style to body clock helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- flipped classroom approach
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help tailor teaching methods to students' natural sleep-wake cycles, potentially improving motivation and grades.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study in healthy nursing students, so results may not apply to other groups or settings. The intervention is educational, not medical.
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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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111 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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May 2023
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Be over 18 years of age, * To volunteer, * Taking the Fundamentals of Nursing course for the first time, * To own a smartphone or computer, * To have internet access. Exclusion Criteria: * Being under 18 years of age, * Not being a volunteer, * Having previously taken the Fundamentals of Nursing course, * Not owning a smartphone or computer. * Not having internet access.
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