The Impact of Laughter Yoga on Symptom Management and Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women

NCT06579118 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Tuba Çelik
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aimed to assess the impact of laughter yoga intervention on symptomatology and quality of life among postmenopausal women.The research was conducted in a randomized controlled experimental design.

Conditions

Menopause

Keywords

laughter yoga; menopause; symptom; quality of life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Personal Information Form

  It consists of 10 questions (age, gender, education level, marital status, income status, etc.) prepared by the researcher in line with the literature.

  5 months

• Menopause Rating Scale

  The scale, which includes a total of 11 items including menopausal complaints, consists of 3 sub-dimensions. These sub-dimensions are 1-Somatic complaints sub-dimension (items 1,2,3,11), 2-Psychological complaints sub-dimension (items 4,5,6,7), 3-Urogenital complaints sub-dimension (8,9, Article 10). The scale is a 5-point Likert type and each statement is scored as 0: None, 1: Mild, 2: Moderate, 3: Severe and 4: Very severe. The total score of the scale is calculated based on the scores given for each item. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 0, while the maximum score is 44. An increase in the total score obtained from the scale, on the one hand, indicates an increase in the severity of the complaints experienced, and on the other hand, indicates that the quality of life is negatively affected.

  5 months

• Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale

  It is a Likert type scale containing 29 questions. It consists of four subdomains: vasomotor domain (questions 1-3), psychosocial domain (questions 4-10), physical domain (questions 11-26) and sexual domain (questions 27-29). The complaints that women have experienced in the last month are questioned and the answers to the questions are "yes" or "no". In MÖYÖS, each subdomain score is ranked from 0 to 6. A score of "0" indicates that there are no problems with the issue. A score of "1" indicates that the problem exists and is experienced, but it is not disturbing at all, and scores between "2-6" indicate the severity and increasing degrees of the existing problem. The lowest score that can be obtained from the total of the scale is "0" and the highest score (29X6) is 154. However, evaluation is not made based on the total score.

  5 months

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

In order to have laughter yoga as a nursing intervention, a "laughter yoga leadership certificate" was obtained by the researcher. Mobile phone numbers were taken to contact the women.Laughter sessions were held in an empty room in the Gynecology outpatient clinic, away from the other rooms indicated by the nurse.A total of 8 sessions of laughter yoga were applied for 4 weeks,2 sessions per week.Before starting laughter yoga, 8 separate WhatsApp groups consisting of approximately 8 people were established to ensure faster and easier communication with women, and information was provided about the sessions and communication was provided. In consultation with the women, the appropriate day, time and program for the session were determined.Sessions will be held twice a week;It was done between 13.00-13.45 on Mondays and Fridays.The sessions were performed in an empty room in the outpatient clinic.A warning sign was hung on the door to avoid being disturbed during the application.

Other: Laughter yoga

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

* Written consent was obtained from pregnant women who agreed to participate in the study. * In order to determine the descriptive characteristics of menopausal women, they were asked to fill out the "Personal Information Form", "Menopause Rating Scale" and "Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale". * After 4 weeks, the process was completed by having women in menopause fill out the "Menopause Symptoms Assessment Scale/MSDS" and "Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale/MSDS".

Interventions

Laughter yoga OTHER

The women in the experimental group were given laughter yoga sessions by the researcher.

Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 45 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Menopause women
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Entering natural menopause,
• Being over 45 years old,
• Being at least a primary school graduate (in order to be able to fill out the forms),
• Agreeing to participate in the research voluntarily,
• Not having any hearing or vision problems (in order to be able to perform the sessions),
• No diagnosed psychiatric disease,
• Knowing Turkish,
• Having a smart mobile phone
• Being open to communication and cooperation.

You may not qualify if:

• Not continuing with laughter yoga sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ataturk University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ayşe Aydın

Yakutiye, Erzurum, 25000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Laughter Therapy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics

Study Officials

• Ayşe Aydın

  Ataturk University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Statistics expert
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 28, 2024
• First Posted: August 30, 2024
• Study Start: August 25, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2023
• Study Completion: August 28, 2024
• Last Updated: December 17, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)