NCT06175936

Brief Summary

Nursing students experience different levels of stress due to many reasons such as lifestyle, health, academic performance, competition, choice of profession, new living environment, relationships with peer group and expectations of parents. It is important to develop different coping behaviours/strategies to manage stressful situations. Laughter yoga has proven positive effects on physical and mental health. The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to examine the effects of laughter yoga on well-being, perceived stress and academic self-efficacy of nursing students.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
80

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2023

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 16, 2023

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 29, 2023

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 29, 2023

Completed
20 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 19, 2023

Completed
11 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 30, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

March 20, 2025

Status Verified

September 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

1 month

First QC Date

November 29, 2023

Last Update Submit

March 18, 2025

Conditions

LaughterStressWell-Being, Psychological

Keywords

academic self efficacylaughter yogaundergraudate nursing educationwell-beingstress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Well being

    The WHO-5 well-being Scale point of the intervention group change laughter yoga.

    2 weeks post intervention

  • Academic self-efficcay

    The academic self-efficacy point of the intervention group change after laughter yoga.

    2 weeks post intervention

  • Stress

    The perceived stress scale point of the intervention group change after laughter yoga.

    2 weeks post intervention

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Well being

    2 weeks post intervention

  • Academic self-efficacy

    2 weeks post intervention

  • Stress

    2 weeks post intervention

Study Arms (2)

Laughter yoga group

EXPERIMENTAL

Laughter yoga will be applied to the intervention group in 6 sessions (45 minutes each session). Laughter yoga consists of four parts. Firstly, it starts with warm-up exercises including hand clapping (applause), singing "ho ho ha ha" to relax the facial muscles of the participants and body movements. Secondly, the lungs are prepared with breathing exercises and the mind is prepared for laughter with childish games. This is followed by laughter exercises. Deep breathing exercises are performed between laughter exercises. Laughter yoga is concluded with clapping, singing and relaxation exercises.

Other: Laugther Yoga

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

No laughter yoga intervention will be applied to the control group.

Interventions

Laugther YogaOTHER

Laughter yoga will be applied to the intervention group in 6 sessions (45 minutes each session).

Laughter yoga group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 40 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • To be a 4th year nursing student,
  • Volunteer to participate

You may not qualify if:

  • To take part in the intern programme,
  • Simultaneous participation in any methods of complementary medicine,
  • Having undergone surgery within the last three months,
  • Having a diagnosis of hernia (hernia)
  • Having a diagnosis of epilepsy
  • Uncontrolled diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Olga İncesu

Istanbul, Şişli, 34381, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Yas MA, Incesu O. The effect of laughter yoga on well-being, perceived stress, and academic self-efficacy in nursing students: A randomized controlled trial. Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2025 Feb;17(1):e12610. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12610. Epub 2024 Oct 16.

    PMID: 39415513DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

LaughterPsychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nonverbal CommunicationCommunicationBehaviorPersonal Satisfaction

Study Officials

  • Merve Altıner Yaş, Dr

    Dr

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Dr

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 29, 2023

First Posted

December 19, 2023

Study Start

October 16, 2023

Primary Completion

November 29, 2023

Study Completion

December 30, 2023

Last Updated

March 20, 2025

Record last verified: 2023-09

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

TU(1)