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Prescribing Laughter for Sleep and Wellbeing in UAE University Students

NCT04171245 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2020-01-13

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Summary

This study is in line with the UAEs national drive to promote happiness and wellbeing. University students risk impaired psychological health, wellbeing, and sleep due to academic pressures. This research is the first to assess the feasibility of using a laughter prescription to improve psychological health and sleep in Zayed University students. Forty students will be recruited, and randomized to a control or laughter group.

Conditions

  • Sleep
  • Mental Health Wellness

Interventions

OTHER

Laughie laughter prescription

Creation of a Laughie; laughing with their Laughie 3x a day

DEVICE

Sleep tracking equipment

Tracking sleep using equipment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zayed University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-26
Primary Completion
2020-03-15
Completion
2020-04-15

Countries

  • United Arab Emirates

Study Locations

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