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Enrolling by invitationNCT07761221Updated Aug 12, 2026

The Effect of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Branching Path Simulation for First Aid Education on Nursing Students' Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Motivation

An interventional study of Artificial Intelligence-Based Branching Path Simulation for First Aid Education in Artificial Intelligence in Education and Nursing Education, sponsored by TC Erciyes University. Enrolling by invitation at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-12.

Sponsored by TC Erciyes University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2026, registered Aug 2026).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
164
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Background: Rapid advancements in educational technology are necessitating a renewal of teaching approaches in nursing education. Artificial intelligence-based branching-path simulations, which allow students to make choices at decision points and see the outcome of their choices through instant feedback, are emerging as a new teaching tool that can facilitate students' active participation in clinical decision-making processes.

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of an AI-based branching-path simulation on nursing students' level of knowledge regarding first aid for injuries, course satisfaction, and learning motivation.

Methods: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. The study was completed at the nursing department of a public university with the participation of 164 first-year nursing students (intervention group n=84, control group n=80). Students in the intervention group were administered an AI-based branching-path simulation consisting of three modules-penetrating abdominal injury, head trauma, and penetrating chest injury-following the first aid course for injuries, while students in the control group were trained using traditional question-and-answer and case discussion methods at the end of the same course. Data were collected using a student information form, a knowledge test developed by the researchers, and a course content evaluation form.

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Conditions studied

  • Artificial Intelligence in Education
  • Nursing Education

Keywords

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Branching path simulation
  • Nursing education
  • Nursing students
  • First aid
  • Motivation
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In context

Lead sponsor

TC Erciyes University is the lead sponsor of 349 studies on the registry; 74 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • To be in the first year of nursing school
  • To have a mobile phone with an internet connection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having previously received first aid training for injuries
  • refusing to participate in the study
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
164 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Simulation group

    Artificial Intelligence-Based Branching Path Simulation for First Aid Education

    Other: Artificial Intelligence-Based Branching Path Simulation for First Aid Education

  • No intervention
    control group

    traditional first aid education

Interventions

  • OtherArtificial Intelligence-Based Branching Path Simulation for First Aid Education

    Artificial Intelligence-Based Branching Path Simulation for First Aid Education

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. First aid knowledge

    First aid knowledge levels were evaluated using a knowledge test. Developed by researchers based on first aid course content for injuries, this test consists of 10 multiple-choice questions with four options each. Each question is worth 10 points, and the test is scored out of 100 points.

    Time frame: "Immediately after course" and "two weeks later"

  2. Learning motivation

    Assessed using the Course Content Evaluation Form (0-10 numeric rating scale), designed to evaluate the first aid course and educational material used. Instructions specified that ratings reflected the material/method, not the instructor.

    Time frame: Immediately after course

  3. Learner satisfaction

    Assessed using the Course Content Evaluation Form (0-10 numeric rating scale), designed to evaluate the first aid course and educational material used. Instructions specified that ratings reflected the material/method, not the instructor.

    Time frame: Immediately after course

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Study locations

1 site
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jan 2026 to primary completion in Jun 2026, 5 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 4, 2026
First posted
Aug 12, 2026
StartActual
Jan 1, 2026
Primary completionActual
Jun 1, 2026
CompletionEst.
Aug 30, 2026
Last update
Aug 12, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 12, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07761221
Responsible party
Seda Akutay (PhD, TC Erciyes University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 12, 2026
Start date
Jan 1, 2026
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2026
Completion
Aug 30, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 12, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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