NCT02824120

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

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
36

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2013

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2013

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 22, 2016

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 6, 2016

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

August 21, 2018

Status Verified

July 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

5.8 years

First QC Date

February 22, 2016

Last Update Submit

August 17, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

ischemic heart diseaselaugh therapy

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

EXPERIMENTAL

patients in this group will watch a comedy film that will not exceed 30 minutes

Other: Comedy

Documentary

EXPERIMENTAL

patients in this group will watch a documentary film that will not exceed 30 minutes.

Other: Documentary

Interventions

ComedyOTHER

patients will watch comedy film

Comedy

patients will watch a documentary film

Documentary

Eligibility Criteria

Age40 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

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

RECRUITING

Related Publications (22)

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    PMID: 11439709BACKGROUND
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    PMID: 12891204BACKGROUND
  • Avezum Junior A, Feldman A, Carvalho AC, Sousa AC, Mansur Ade P, Bozza AE, Falcao Bde A, Markman Filho BM, Polanczyk CA, Gun C, Serrano Junior CV, Oliveira CC, Moreira D, Precoma DB, Magnoni D, Albuquerque DC, Romano ER, Stefanini E, Santos ES, God EM, Ribeiro EE, Brito FS, Feitosa-Filho GS, Arruda GD, Oliveira GB, Lima GG, Dohman H, Liguori IM, Costa Junior Jde R, Saraiva JF, Maia LN, Moreira LF, Santos MA, Canesin MF, Coutinho MS, Moretti AM, Ghorayeb N, Vieira NW, Dutra OP, Coelho OR, Leaes PE, Rossi PR, Andrade PB, Lemos Neto PA, Pavanello R, Costa RV, Bassan R, Esporcatte R, Miranda R, Giraldez RR, Ramos RF, Martins SK, Esteves VB, Mathias Junior W; Brazilian Society of Cardiology. [V Guideline of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology on Acute Myocardial Infarction Treatment with ST Segment Elevation]. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2015 Aug;105(2 Suppl 1):1-105. doi: 10.5935/abc.20150107. No abstract available. Portuguese.

    PMID: 26375058BACKGROUND
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    PMID: 17443363BACKGROUND
  • Clark A, Seidler A, Miller M. Inverse association between sense of humor and coronary heart disease. Int J Cardiol. 2001 Aug;80(1):87-8. doi: 10.1016/s0167-5273(01)00470-3.

    PMID: 11575268BACKGROUND
  • Fry WF Jr. The physiologic effects of humor, mirth, and laughter. JAMA. 1992 Apr 1;267(13):1857-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.267.13.1857. No abstract available.

    PMID: 1545471BACKGROUND
  • Lebowitz KR, Suh S, Diaz PT, Emery CF. Effects of humor and laughter on psychological functioning, quality of life, health status, and pulmonary functioning among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a preliminary investigation. Heart Lung. 2011 Jul-Aug;40(4):310-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2010.07.010.

    PMID: 21724041BACKGROUND
  • Brutsche MH, Grossman P, Muller RE, Wiegand J, Pello, Baty F, Ruch W. Impact of laughter on air trapping in severe chronic obstructive lung disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2008;3(1):185-92. doi: 10.2147/copd.s2204.

    PMID: 18488442BACKGROUND
  • Strean WB. Laughter prescription. Can Fam Physician. 2009 Oct;55(10):965-7. No abstract available.

    PMID: 19826144BACKGROUND
  • Vlachopoulos C, Xaplanteris P, Alexopoulos N, Aznaouridis K, Vasiliadou C, Baou K, Stefanadi E, Stefanadis C. Divergent effects of laughter and mental stress on arterial stiffness and central hemodynamics. Psychosom Med. 2009 May;71(4):446-53. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e318198dcd4. Epub 2009 Feb 27.

    PMID: 19251872BACKGROUND
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    PMID: 16415199BACKGROUND
  • Sugawara J, Tarumi T, Tanaka H. Effect of mirthful laughter on vascular function. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Sep 15;106(6):856-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.05.011.

    PMID: 20816128BACKGROUND
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    PMID: 16273289BACKGROUND
  • Hayashi K, Hayashi T, Iwanaga S, Kawai K, Ishii H, Shoji S, Murakami K. Laughter lowered the increase in postprandial blood glucose. Diabetes Care. 2003 May;26(5):1651-2. doi: 10.2337/diacare.26.5.1651. No abstract available.

    PMID: 12716853BACKGROUND
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    PMID: 2556917BACKGROUND
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    PMID: 20664125BACKGROUND
  • Sakuragi S, Sugiyama Y, Takeuchi K. Effects of laughing and weeping on mood and heart rate variability. J Physiol Anthropol Appl Human Sci. 2002 May;21(3):159-65. doi: 10.2114/jpa.21.159.

    PMID: 12148458BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Myocardial Ischemia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesVascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Ricardo Stein, PhD

    Hospital de ClĂ­nicas de Porto Alegre

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Rosane M. Nery, PhD

CONTACT

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

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