The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Blood Glucose Level, Disease Perception and Stress Level in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT06667804 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: HAslanHakime Aslan
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective:This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on postprandial blood glucose level, disease perception and perceived stress level in patients with Type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: The research was carried out as a randomized controlled trial. The population of the study consisted of patients who were followed up with the diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus in a hospital located in western Turkey. The sample consisted of 100 patients (experimental group = 50, control group = 50) determined by power analysis. In the study, simple randomization was performed to assign patients to groups. Patient Introduction Form, The Brief Disease Perception Scale (B-IPQ), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Blood Glucose Level Registration forms were used to collect data from the patients. The patients in the experimental group were made to do 8 sessions of laughter yoga. The experimental group received 8 sessions (each session lasted 30-45 minutes on average) of laughter yoga, 2 days a week for 4 weeks. Patients were asked to measure and record their blood glucose level before breakfast. The yoga session started 30 minutes after breakfast and after the session was completed, they were asked to measure and record their blood glucose levels again at 120 minutes after breakfast. Blood glucose levels of the patients in the control group were measured before and 2 hours after breakfast, 2 days a week.

Conditions

Diabetes; Laughter Yoga; Glucose; Stress

Keywords

Blood Glucose; Nursing; Laughter Yoga; Diabetes Mellitus; Stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Blood glukose level

  Fasting blood glucose was measured before breakfast. Postprandial blood glucose was measured 2 hours after breakfast. Laughter yoga sessions were applied to the patients in the experimental group within this two-hour period.

  two days a week for one month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Perception of Illness and Perceived Stress

  one month later

Study Arms (2)

Laughter yoga group

EXPERIMENTAL

Laughter yoga group

Other: Laughter yoga

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention was applied to the patients in the control group.

Interventions

Laughter yoga OTHER

Laughter yoga was applied to the experimental group for 4 weeks, 2 days a week, for 8 sessions (each session duration is 30-45 minutes on average). - The researcher is certified as an International Leader of Laughter Yoga. As a nursing intervention, patients with T2DM were made to do laughter yoga by the researcher. The laughter yoga program was conducted online (Google meet online) due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time of the study. - The sessions were organized as follows: Monday-Thursday 10:00-10:45, Tuesday-Friday 10:00-10:45, Wednesday-Saturday 10:00-10:45. Participants participated in two sessions that were suitable for them within a week. A participant in a group was not allowed to change days in the following weeks.

Laughter yoga group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosed with T2DM for at least 6 months,
• Able to use computer and/or mobile applications,
• At least primary education graduate,
• Using oral antidiabetic drugs,
• No diagnosed psychiatric illness,
• No communication problems,
• Patients who volunteered to participate in the study were included.

You may not qualify if:

• \- Using Parenteral Insulin,
• The one who doesn't attend all the yoga sessions,
• Patients with physical conditions that prevent them from participating in laughter yoga sessions (respiratory distress, persistent cough, veritgo, severe heart disease, hemeroid, hernia of any kind, severe back pain, urinary incontinence, epilepsy, bleeding tendency, thrombocytopenia and deformity visible on examination),
• Patients taking medication or other nonpharmacological methods to reduce stress,
• Patients who did not want to participate in the study were excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Inonu University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Inonu University

Malatya, 44280, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Aslan H, Akturk U. Demographic characteristics, nutritional behaviors, and orthorexic tendencies of women with breast cancer: a case-control study. Eat Weight Disord. 2020 Oct;25(5):1365-1375. doi: 10.1007/s40519-019-00772-y. Epub 2019 Sep 11.

  PMID: 31512190 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

Laughter Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Randomized cotrolled clinical trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 29, 2024
• First Posted: October 31, 2024
• Study Start: July 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2022
• Study Completion: August 15, 2023
• Last Updated: November 4, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-10

Locations

TU (1)