The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Psychological Wellness

• Sponsor: Istanbul Gedik University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT05843058
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 70
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Actual Duration (Months): 6
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 11.7

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of the thesis is to determine the effect of laughter yoga on psychological well-being in women diagnosed with Gynecological Cancer.The population of the study consists of the patients registered in the oncology service of Tepecik Training and Research Hospital in Izmir. The study was carried out with 70 patients, 35 of which were interventions and 35 controls, who were treated in the oncology service of Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Laughter; Gynecologic Cancer; Psychological	Behavioral: laughter yoga	N/A

Detailed Description

The aim of the thesis is to determine the effect of laughter yoga on psychological well-being in women diagnosed with Gynecological Cancer.The population of the study consists of the patients registered in the oncology service of Tepecik Training and Research Hospital in Izmir. The study was carried out with 70 patients, 35 of which were interventions and 35 controls, who were treated in the oncology service of Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital between October 1, 2021 and April 1, 2022. In order to measure the effect of laughter yoga on psychological well-being, the Psychological Well-Being Scale was applied to both the experimental group and the control group patients.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 70 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single (Participant)
• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Official Title: The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Psychological Wellness on Women With Gynecological Cancer
• Actual Study Start Date: Oct 1, 2021
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Apr 1, 2022
• Actual Study Completion Date: Apr 1, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: laughter yoga The psychological well-being scale was filled in at the first encounter with the patient. Then, 12 sessions of laughter yoga were performed and after 12 sessions, the psychological well-being scale was applied again.(Laughter yoga was practiced twice a week for 6 weeks)	Behavioral: laughter yoga; The effect of laughter yoga on psychologıcal wellness ın women wıth gynecologıcal cancer has been evaluated.
No Intervention: Standard care The psychological well-being scale was filled in at the first encounter with the patient. Then, 6 weeks later, the psychological well-being scale was applied again.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Change in Psychological well-being scale (PWS) [6 months]

   Change in Psychological well-being scale (PWS); is a 7-point Likert type scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (7). All items are expressed positively. The lowest score is 8 and the highest score is 56. A high score indicates that the individual has many psychological resources and strengths. The effect of laughter yoga on psychologıcal wellness.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 49 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: Female
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• • Volunteering to participate in the study

• Having the ability to read, write, speak and understand Turkish

• Being diagnosed with gynecological cancer

• Being in Stage II or Stage III of the gynecological cancer staging processes

• The patient's internet access

Exclusion Criteria:

• The patient is Stage 4

• Lack of internet access

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Kerime Derya BEYDAG	Istanbul		Turkey	34104

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Istanbul Gedik University

Investigators

• Study Director: Kerime Derya BEYDAG, https://akademik.yok.gov.tr/AkademikArama/view/viewAuthor.jsp

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

• Bennett PN, Hussein WF, Reiterman M, Yu J, Schiller B. The effects of laughter therapy on depression symptoms in patients undergoing center hemodialysis: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Hemodial Int. 2020 Oct;24(4):541-549. doi: 10.1111/hdi.12870. Epub 2020 Aug 25.
• Cho EA, Oh HE. [Effects of laughter therapy on depression, quality of life, resilience and immune responses in breast cancer survivors]. J Korean Acad Nurs. 2011 Jun;41(3):285-93. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2011.41.3.285. Korean.
• Demir Dogan M. The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Anxiety: A Meta-analysis. Holist Nurs Pract. 2020 Jan/Feb;34(1):35-39. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000363.
• Ghodsbin F, Sharif Ahmadi Z, Jahanbin I, Sharif F. The effects of laughter therapy on general health of elderly people referring to jahandidegan community center in shiraz, iran, 2014: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery. 2015 Jan;3(1):31-8.
• Hatzipapas I, Visser MJ, Janse van Rensburg E. Laughter therapy as an intervention to promote psychological well-being of volunteer community care workers working with HIV-affected families. SAHARA J. 2017 Dec;14(1):202-212. doi: 10.1080/17290376.2017.1402696.
• Kim SH, Kim YH, Kim HJ. Laughter and Stress Relief in Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:864739. doi: 10.1155/2015/864739. Epub 2015 May 24.

• Responsible Party: kerime derya beydağ, Assoc. Prof., Istanbul Gedik University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05843058
• Other Study ID Numbers: DBEYDAG002*
• First Posted: May 6, 2023
• Last Update Posted: May 6, 2023
• Last Verified: Apr 1, 2023

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 6, 2023