Mind maps in med school: do they boost brain power?
NCT ID NCT07643116
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether using concept maps—diagrams that show how ideas connect—helps third-year medical students learn and remember information better. 26 students were split into three groups: one with no concept map, one with a map made by the teacher, and one where students helped build the map. Researchers tested their knowledge and clinical reasoning right after and a few weeks later.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- concept mapping (a teaching tool using diagrams to organize knowledge)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward better ways to teach medical students, helping them learn and think like doctors more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 26 students, so results may not apply to all learners. It tests teaching methods, not a treatment, so the impact is limited.
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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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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- 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
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- 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: * Third-year medical students enrolled in the Obstetrics and Gynecology rotation. * Completion of the preeclampsia learning module before the educational session. * Provision of informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate. * Failure to complete the pre-test, post-test, synthesis assessment, or delayed -post-test. * Absence from the educational session. * Incomplete study data.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Maternity and Neonatology Center of Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia
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