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Effect of Laughter Yoga on Mental Symptoms Frequency and Level of Saliva Cortisol

NCT03814265 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2019-01-24

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Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on mental symptom frequency and salivary cortisol level among the 1st Year Nursing Students.

This is a randomized controlled study using pre-post-test design with control group. The population of our research; Ankara University Faculty of Health Sciences Nursing Department consisting of 202 students studying at the First Year.

Conditions

  • Nursing Caries

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Laughter yoga

440/5000 Laughter yoga; It is an exercise program that combines breathing techniques with unconditional laughter. During the sessions, laughter is simulated by hand clapping and warm-up exercises and by eye contact with other members in the group and by playing childish games with group members. Most of the time this simulation turns into genuine and contagious laughter. Laughter yoga is based on the argument that the brain cannot distinguish between real and unreal laugh.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ankara University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayfer Tezel, Prof. Dr. · Ankara Uviversity

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-14
Primary Completion
2017-12-05
Completion
2017-12-20

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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