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Conditions

Therapeutic Communication

Keywords

AI chatbot simulation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

Kiersma-Chen Empathy Scale-Revised (KCES-R)
Baseline (one week before the intervention) and immediately after the final simulation module (week 4)
Observer-rated therapeutic communication competence (behavioral checklist total score)
Baseline (one week before the intervention) and immediately after the final simulation module (week 4)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

Retention of empathy ability: KCES-R Personal Empathy Ability score at four-week follow-up
Baseline, immediately after the final module (week 4), and four weeks after the final module

Study Arms (2)

AI Chatbot Simulation + Standard Curriculum

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants continue the standard psychiatric nursing curriculum and additionally complete the orientation and three AI-simulated cases individually on the platform, one module per week.

Behavioral: Culturally-Tailored AI Chatbot Simulation

Peer Role-Play + Standard Curriculum

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants continue the standard psychiatric nursing curriculum and additionally complete instructor-facilitated peer role-play of the same orientation and three cases, matched in number, order, and length to the intervention arm.

Other: Instructor-Facilitated Peer Role-Play

Interventions

Culturally-Tailored AI Chatbot SimulationBehavioral

Four weekly individual modules on a secure web-based platform: a 20-minute orientation and three 15-20-minute cases (major depressive disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar I disorder, manic episode). Students hold free-text conversations with an LLM-driven simulated patient and family member in culturally embedded scenarios (Egyptian colloquial Arabic, idioms of distress, religious explanatory models, family reputation and stigma, medication cost) with bracketed non-verbal cues. Platform features include a Perspective-Taking Drill ("If I were the patient right now, I would feel...") and automated feedback with separate communication and empathy scores. Students follow the Student Clinical Handout, which includes a safety and crisis escalation protocol. Modules are ungraded and an instructor is available in every session.

AI Chatbot Simulation + Standard Curriculum

Instructor-Facilitated Peer Role-Play

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall

Healthy VolunteersYes

Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

Officially enrolled in the psychiatric and mental health nursing course (fourth-year undergraduate nursing student, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, first clinical rotation group, first semester 2026/2027) and has not yet started the psychiatric clinical rotation.
Regular access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer with a reliable internet connection.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Alexandria University
Otherlead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, 2500, Egypt

Study Officials

Mohamed Salem
Alexandria University
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Mohamed Salem, PhD

CONTACT

01286038014 Mohamed.Fakhry@alexu.edu.eg

Study Design

Study Type: interventional
Phase: not applicable
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Masking: SINGLE
Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose: OTHER
Intervention Model: PARALLEL
Sponsor Type: OTHER
Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title: DR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 16, 2026

First Posted

October 29, 2026

Study Start

October 20, 2026

Estimated (date passed)

This estimate has passed. The registry has not confirmed an actual date for this milestone.

Primary Completion

December 2026

Culturally-Tailored AI Chatbot Simulation for Therapeutic Communication and Empathy in Psychiatric Nursing Students

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Study Start

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Study Completion

Conditions

Keywords

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

Study Arms (2)

AI Chatbot Simulation + Standard Curriculum

Peer Role-Play + Standard Curriculum

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

You may qualify if:

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Study Officials

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Record Dates

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Brief Summary

Registry Overview

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

First Submitted

Study Start

First Posted

Primary Completion

Study Completion

Conditions

Keywords

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

Study Arms (2)

AI Chatbot Simulation + Standard Curriculum

Peer Role-Play + Standard Curriculum

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

You may qualify if:

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Study Officials

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Record Dates

You may not qualify if:

Source record

Locations