Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Psychological Wellness
The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Psychological Wellness on Women With Gynecological Cancer
NCT05843058CI-TRIAL-00066148completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The aim of the thesis is to determine the effect of laughter yoga on psychological well-being in women diagnosed with Gynecological Cancer.The population of the study consists of the patients registered in the oncology service of Tepecik Training and Research Hospital in Izmir. The study was carried out with 70 patients, 35 of which were interventions and 35 controls, who were treated in the oncology service of Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gynecologic Cancer | Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Laughter | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Psychological | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| laughter yoga | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- laughter yoga
- description
- The psychological well-being scale was filled in at the first encounter with the patient. Then, 12 sessions of laughter yoga were performed and after 12 sessions, the psychological well-being scale was applied again.(Laughter yoga was practiced twice a week for 6 weeks)
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: laughter yoga
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Standard care
- description
- The psychological well-being scale was filled in at the first encounter with the patient. Then, 6 weeks later, the psychological well-being scale was applied again.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in Psychological well-being scale (PWS)
- timeFrame
- 6 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 49 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * • Volunteering to participate in the study * Having the ability to read, write, speak and understand Turkish * Being diagnosed with gynecological cancer * Being in Stage II or Stage III of the gynecological cancer staging processes * The patient's internet access Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is Stage 4 * Lack of internet access
References
Publications (6)
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- BACKGROUNDHatzipapas I, Visser MJ, Janse van Rensburg E. Laughter therapy as an intervention to promote psychological well-being of volunteer community care workers working with HIV-affected families. SAHARA J. 2017 Dec;14(1):202-212. doi: 10.1080/17290376.2017.1402696. PMID 29169302
- BACKGROUNDKim SH, Kim YH, Kim HJ. Laughter and Stress Relief in Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:864739. doi: 10.1155/2015/864739. Epub 2015 May 24. PMID 26064177