NCT05717231

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to examine the effects of laughter therapy on tex anxiety and educational stress in 8th-grade students.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
64

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2022

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 3, 2022

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 9, 2022

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 9, 2022

Completed
8 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 29, 2023

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 8, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

February 8, 2023

Status Verified

January 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

January 29, 2023

Last Update Submit

January 29, 2023

Conditions

Laughter TherapyAnxietyStress, Exam

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Westside Test Anxiety Scale

    The Westside Test Anxiety Inventory is a ten-item scale in a single dimension that aims to measure test anxiety. The scale was developed to be used in examining the effect of a program to reduce test anxiety.

    up to 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Educational stress

    up to 6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

laughter yoga

EXPERIMENTAL

Laughter yoga was performed face-to-face with the intervention group for 35-40 minutes twice a week and in 6 sessions in total.

Behavioral: laughter yoga

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention was performed for the control group

Interventions

laughter yogaBEHAVIORAL

laughter yoga

laughter yoga

Eligibility Criteria

Age13 Years - 14 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Bilge KALANLAR

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Laughter Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body TherapiesComplementary TherapiesTherapeutics

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 29, 2023

First Posted

February 8, 2023

Study Start

April 3, 2022

Primary Completion

June 9, 2022

Study Completion

June 9, 2022

Last Updated

February 8, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-01

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

TU(1)