Comparing AI chatbot simulation and peer role-play for OSCE preparation: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

BMC Med Educ · 2025 · PMC12750692 · PMID 41286823

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a notable trendp = 0.4967not close (p > 0.1)

Conversely, a notable trend emerged in the patient education domain, where the AI chatbot group showed a higher mean score (32.5 vs. 22.0, Hedges’ g = 0.44, adjusted p = 0.4967), indicating a small-to-medium effect size that did not reach statistical significance after adjustment.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Results Although the differences in OSCE scores between the groups did not reach statistical significance, several interesting and complementary trends were observed.

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