Effects of Laugh Therapy Associated to Cardiopulmonary Rehab
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Laugh is more than visual and vocal behave, is always followed by a series of physiological changes, including contractions of musculoskeletal system, increase of cardiac frequency by catecholamine release and hyperventilation that promoves the increase of maximum breathing and oxygen saturation. Laugh therapy may be an alternative therapy, simple, and improve the quality of life of individuals can influence physiological and biochemical parameters of the human body.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jun 2013
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 22, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 6, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2019
CompletedAugust 21, 2018
July 1, 2018
5.8 years
February 22, 2016
August 17, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Cardiopulmonary exercise test
The maximum functional capacity is measured by a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test with expired gas analysis,in the treadmill Inbramed® KT 10200 (Porto Alegre, Brazil).
48 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Quality of life Questionnaire
48 months
Study Arms (2)
Comedy
EXPERIMENTALpatients in this group will watch a comedy film that will not exceed 30 minutes
Documentary
EXPERIMENTALpatients in this group will watch a documentary film that will not exceed 30 minutes.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- ischemic heart disease diagnosis established by cardiac catheterization, with 50% lesion in at least one epicardial vessel (if the patient has had an acute coronary syndrome or have been revascularized, the event time is expected to exceed 6 months).
- Both sexes
- With availability to come to HCPA twice a week
- In conditions of entering into a cardiac rehabilitation program with exercise.
You may not qualify if:
- Involvement in another clinical trial.
- Presence of autoimmune disease
- Use of oral anticoagulant
- Valvulopathy with mechanical or biological cardiac prosthesis
- Presence pacemaker or implantable cardioverter
- Left bundle branch block in 12-lead ECG
- severe lung disease
- Major Depression or Bipolar Disorder
- Chronic Atrial Fibrillation
- Left ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction \<45%)
- Active infection or cancer (other than basal cell carcinoma)
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Illiteracy
- Inability to understand the consent form
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Hospital de ClĂnicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-903, Brazil
Related Publications (22)
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PMID: 12148458BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Ricardo Stein, PhD
Hospital de ClĂnicas de Porto Alegre
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 22, 2016
First Posted
July 6, 2016
Study Start
June 1, 2013
Primary Completion
March 1, 2019
Study Completion
March 1, 2019
Last Updated
August 21, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-07