Effects of Laughter Yoga in Older Adults

NCT07421336 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: AnkaraU-SBE-FSA-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults.

Conditions

Laughter Yoga

Keywords

laughter yoga; older adults; psychlogical well-being; depressive symptoms

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• geriatric depression scale - short form

  The scale consists of fifteen questions, which are answered with "yes/no". The scale results indicate that a score of 0-4 does not indicate depression, 5-8 indicates mild depression, 9-11 indicates moderate depression, and 12-15 indicates severe depression.

  eight weeks

• Psychological Well-being Scale for the Elderly (YPİOÖ)

  The scale, consisting of fifteen questions, is a 5-point Likert type. 1 point is answered as "strongly disagree" and 5 points as "strongly agree". Items 8 and 13 are reverse-scored. The minimum score on the scale is 15, and the maximum score is 75. According to the scores obtained from the scale, a score of 60-75 indicates high psychological well-being, a score of 45-59 indicates moderate psychological well-being, and a score of 15-44 indicates low psychological well-being.

  eight weeks

Study Arms (2)

Laughter yoga

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will undergo laughter yoga intervention.

Other: Lughter yoga

control group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention will be made against this group.

Interventions

Lughter yoga OTHER

The study divided the intervention and control groups. Participants in the intervention group will be given laughter yoga. Data collection tools will be administered as pre-tests to both the intervention and control groups. After the laughter yoga sessions are completed, data collection tools will be administered again as post-tests to both groups.

Laughter yoga

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Not having a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's or dementia.
• Not having a diagnosis of mental disorder
• Being 65 years and older
• Literacy
• Not having communication problems that would prevent answering the data collection form.
• Volunteering to participate in the research

You may not qualify if:

• Having a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's or dementia.
• Having a diagnosis of mental disorder
• Being under 60 years of age
• Illiteracy
• Having communication problems that prevent one from answering the data collection form.
• Not volunteering to participate in the research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ankara University Faculty of Nursing

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Fatma Sena Albayrak

CONTACT

+90 552-366-2976; senaalbayrak2976@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Graduate student

Model Details: Randomised controlled trials

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 12, 2026
• First Posted: February 19, 2026
• Study Start: December 3, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Last Updated: March 4, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)