Can watching themselves on video make better nurses?
NCT ID NCT07825038
First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at China Medical University Hospital are testing whether nursing students learn physical assessment skills better when they record themselves and receive structured feedback. About 80 second-year nursing students in a physical examination course take part. Half practice with digital video review from peers and instructors, and half receive traditional teaching. The study measures skill performance, learning motivation, self-regulated learning, and anxiety at the start, middle, and end of the course.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital video feedback using the SimCapture recording system
- What this could lead to
- If it works, nursing programs could adopt video review with structured feedback to help students master hands-on physical exam skills before they reach patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small education study at one university, so results may not apply to other schools or teaching styles. Better scores in a course do not guarantee better care at the bedside.
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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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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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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: * Second-year undergraduate nursing students enrolled in the Physical Examination and Assessment Practicum course at the participating university. Students who agree to participate in the study and provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Students who are repeating the Physical Examination and Assessment Practicum course.
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