AI-Powered OSCE Coaching in Improving Infertility Counseling Skills in Nursing Students
AI-OSCE-Infert
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interventional
96
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This randomized controlled experimental study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a generative artificial intelligence-based "OSCE Coach" in improving infertility counseling communication and empathy skills among nursing students. The study will be conducted with undergraduate nursing students at Bartın University Faculty of Health Sciences and follows a two-group pretest-posttest design. A total of 96 students will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group using computer-generated randomization. The intervention group will participate in an AI-powered OSCE coaching simulation consisting of 6-8 infertility counseling micro-scenarios, incorporating structured feedback and deliberate practice cycles. The control group will receive conventional infertility counseling education using standard teaching methods. Outcomes will be assessed using the Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale for Nursing Students, the Jefferson Scale of Empathy for Nursing Students, and a rubric-based infertility counseling communication performance assessment based on the Kalamazoo Consensus Statement. Performance evaluations will be conducted via standardized virtual patient interviews and scored by two blinded independent raters. Data will be analyzed using ANCOVA to assess intervention effects while controlling for baseline scores. This study aims to contribute evidence on the effectiveness of AI-supported OSCE coaching in enhancing communication and empathy skills in nursing education.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Mar 2026
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 1, 2026
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 11, 2026
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2026
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 30, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 30, 2026
February 11, 2026
February 1, 2026
4 months
February 1, 2026
February 7, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Infertility Counseling Communication Performance
Counseling communication performance assessed through standardized virtual patient interviews using a rubric-based evaluation tool developed based on the Kalamazoo Consensus Statement. Performances are independently scored by two blinded evaluators, and the average score is used for analysis.
Post-intervention (immediately after completion of the AI-powered OSCE coaching or conventional training)
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Therapeutic Communication Skills
Baseline (prior to intervention) and post-intervention (immediately after completion of the intervention)
Clinical Empathy Level
Baseline (prior to intervention) and post-intervention (immediately after completion of the intervention)
Study Arms (2)
Experimental group
EXPERIMENTALParticipants receive generative AI-supported OSCE coaching using structured infertility counseling scenarios with automated feedback and deliberate practice.
control
NO INTERVENTIONNo intervention will be made to the control group. Only measurements will be made on parallel dates with the experimental group.
Interventions
Participants receive a generative artificial intelligence-supported OSCE coaching intervention designed to improve infertility counseling communication and empathy skills. The intervention consists of 6-8 structured micro-scenarios reflecting common infertility counseling situations. For each scenario, participants provide written counseling responses, which are analyzed by the AI system based on therapeutic communication and empathy principles. Automated, structured feedback is provided, allowing participants to revise and repeat responses in a deliberate practice cycle. The intervention is delivered individually and does not involve real patients.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Undergraduate nursing students enrolled at Bartın University Faculty of Health Sciences
- Successfully completed the Women's Health and Diseases Nursing course (minimum passing grade)
- Currently enrolled in the infertility nursing course
- Able to read and understand Turkish
- Willing to participate and provide written informed consent
You may not qualify if:
- Students who do not complete the educational intervention
- Students who do not complete pretest or posttest assessments
- Students with prior formal training in AI-supported OSCE or similar simulation-based coaching programs
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Bartın University
Merkez, Bartın, (741) 00_-____, Turkey (Türkiye)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Ebru CİRBAN EKREM, PhD
Bartın Unıversity
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Harun İlçioğlu, PhD
Kastamonu University
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Kevser İlçioğlu, PhD
sakarya üniversity
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 1, 2026
First Posted
February 11, 2026
Study Start
March 1, 2026
Primary Completion (Estimated)
June 30, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
July 30, 2026
Last Updated
February 11, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share