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The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Symptom Severity, Depression-anxiety-stress, Sleep Quality and Quality of Life in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

NCT06705153 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2025-01-03

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Summary

The study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on symptom severity, depression, anxiety, stress, sleep and quality of life in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

The following hypotheses will be tested in this study:

H1: Laughter yoga reduces symptom severity in patients with IBS. H2: Laughter yoga reduces depression, anxiety and stress in patients with IBS. H3: Laughter yoga improves sleep quality in patients with IBS. H4: Laughter yoga improves quality of life in patients with IBS.

Conditions

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

laughter yoga

Patients who come to the outpatient clinic will be met, informed about the study and written informed consent will be obtained from patients who agree to participate in the study. Patient information form will be applied, baseline measurements will be made (IBS-SSS, DAS-42, PSQI and IBS-QOL) and IBS type will be determined according to Bristol stool scale. Type 1-2 constipation, Type 6-7 diarrhea, Type 1 or Type 2 at the same time with Type 6 or Type 7 will be considered as mixed type IBS and those who do not fit any of the scales will be considered as unclassifiable IBS. A total of 8 sessions will be held with the patients in the intervention group in the form of meetings via zoom with the help of a smart cell phone/computer (2 weekly sessions). The meetings will be in 3 groups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ataturk University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-12-04
Primary Completion
2025-01-28
Completion
2025-02-28

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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