Effects of Laughter Yoga in Older Adults
NCT07421336 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70
Last updated 2026-03-04
Summary
The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults.
Conditions
- Laughter Yoga
Interventions
- OTHER
-
Lughter yoga
The study divided the intervention and control groups. Participants in the intervention group will be given laughter yoga. Data collection tools will be administered as pre-tests to both the intervention and control groups. After the laughter yoga sessions are completed, data collection tools will be administered again as post-tests to both groups.
Sponsors & Collaborators
-
Ankara University
lead OTHER
Study Design
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE_CARE
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Model
- CROSSOVER
Eligibility
- Min Age
- 60 Years
- Max Age
- 90 Years
- Sex
- ALL
- Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Timeline & Regulatory
- Start
- 2025-12-03
- Primary Completion
- 2026-05-30
- Completion
- 2026-06-30
Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
Study Locations
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