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Effects of Comedy Therapy on Anxiety and Vital Signs in Transplant Recipients

NCT06919588 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2025-09-23

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Summary

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of watching excerpts from classical Turkish comedy films on pre-transplant anxiety levels and vital signs in liver transplant recipients.

H1-0: Watching classical Turkish comedy films has no effect on preoperative anxiety in liver transplant recipients.

H1-1: Watching classical Turkish comedy films reduces preoperative anxiety in liver transplant recipients.

H2-0: Watching classical Turkish comedy films has no effect on preoperative vital signs in liver transplant recipients.

H2-1: Watching classical Turkish comedy films has a positive effect on preoperative vital signs in liver transplant recipients.

Conditions

  • Liver Transplant; Complications
  • Stress
  • Care Acceptor, Health

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

comedy therapy

Before the transplant surgery, the patients were shown 10-minute Turkish comedy films prepared by the researchers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bitlis Eren University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Şerafettin Okutan, Dr. · Study Principal Investigator Bitlis Eren University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-01
Primary Completion
2024-04-15
Completion
2024-08-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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