The Effect of Laughter Yoga on the Stress Levels of Infertility Women

NCT05831280 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: aslı14
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research is a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of Laughter yoga on the stress levels of infertility women. Randomization was provided in the sample included in the study, and it was divided into experimental and control groups. At the beginning of the study, the Infertility Stress Scale was applied to women in both groups to determine their stress levels. Afterwards, 8 sessions of laughter yoga were applied to the experimental group for 4 weeks. No application was made to the control group. After 4 weeks, the Infertility Stress Scale was administered to the women in both groups to re-determine their stress levels.

Conditions

Laughter Yoga

Keywords

Laughter Yoga; Infertility; Stress; Nurse

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Stress levels of women

  The difference between the infertility stress scale pretest and posttest mean scores of women in both groups. Higher scores indicate increased stress.

  1 month

Study Arms (2)

Experimantal Group

EXPERIMENTAL

In the study, 8 sessions of laughter yoga will be applied to the women in the experimental group twice a week for 4 weeks.

Behavioral: Laughter Yoga

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

no intervention will be applied to the control group

Interventions

Laughter Yoga BEHAVIORAL

* Warm-up exercises (5 minutes), * Deep breathing exercises (5 minutes), * Childlike playfulness (5 minutes), * Laughter exercises (15 minutes).

Experimantal Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 49 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• be between the ages of 19-45
• have been diagnosed with infertility
• At least primary school graduate
• Not having a diagnosed psychiatric disease
• Will not have an ovulation pick up process, Intrauterine insemination and Embryo transfer procedure in the next 1 month

You may not qualify if:

• Have ovulation pick up process in the last 1 month
• undergoing Intrauterine insemination in the last 1 month
• undergoing an Embryo transfer in the last 1 month
• Not regularly attending laughter yoga sessions (for the experimental group)
• Applying another alternative method to reduce stress during the research process

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ataturk University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Atatürk University

Erzurum, Yakutiye, 25240, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Infertility

Interventions

Laughter Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics

Study Officials

• Aslı SİS ÇELİK

  Ataturk University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The women in the experimental and control groups did not know which group they were in. Data were collected online due to the pandemic. Therefore, the researchers and the people who would conduct the analyzes did not know the women in the experimental and control groups. The women used a nickname to fill in the questions on the measurement tools.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Model Details: Randomized controlled trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 14, 2023
• First Posted: April 26, 2023
• Study Start: September 10, 2022
• Primary Completion: February 10, 2023
• Study Completion: June 30, 2024
• Last Updated: July 20, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Locations

TU (1)