Can AI-Powered study tools boost nursing Students' mastery of vital signs?
NCT ID NCT07743203
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial explores whether using NotebookLM, an AI-powered study tool, can help first-year nursing students learn vital signs better than traditional teaching alone. Students are randomly assigned to either a standard lesson or one supplemented with NotebookLM materials like podcasts, flashcards, and quizzes. Their knowledge is tested right after the lesson and again six weeks later to see if any learning gains stick.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NotebookLM-supported instruction
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a new way to teach clinical skills, potentially improving how nursing students learn and retain essential information.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study, so results may not apply broadly. The outcome depends on student engagement and the quality of the materials, and any benefit over traditional teaching is not guaranteed.
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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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76 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 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 65 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: * Being a first-year undergraduate student enrolled in the Department of Nursing at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Fethiye Faculty of Health Sciences. * Being between 18 and 65 years of age. * Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study and providing informed consent. * Having access to email and an internet-enabled device, such as a smartphone or computer, capable of accessing and playing the NotebookLM educational materials if assigned to the intervention group. Exclusion Criteria: * Withdrawing consent at any time during the study. * Having previously received education or training on vital signs.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Fethiye Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
Fethiye, Muğla, 48300, Turkey (Türkiye)
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