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Effects of the Integrated-based Laughing Qigong Program on Resilience in Community-dwelling Older Adults

NCT05779371 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2023-03-22

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Summary

Laughter programs are safe, affordable, and age-appropriate activities. Few studies have utilized mixed study designs to look at the impact on resilience in and experiences of participants in such activities.

Conditions

  • Community-dwelling Older Adults

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Integrated-based Laughing Qigong Program

The protocol of the Integrated-based Laughing Qigong Program (IB-LQP) combined laughter intervention and mental health promotion courses. It was a two-hour community activity held twice a week for six weeks. The content was 50-60 minutes of a laughter practice program and 50 minutes of mental health lectures, separated by a 10-minute break.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chia Jung Hsieh · National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-07-02
Primary Completion
2020-12-30
Completion
2021-07-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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