The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Symptom Severity, Depression-anxiety-stress, Sleep Quality and Quality of Life in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Key facts
- Where
- Erzurum, TürkiyeSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 90 years old?
Source: NCT06705153, who can take part
Where in Türkiye
- Erzurum City HospitalErzurum, TürkiyeContact: Ebru BALA, HemşireTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Ataturk University
- Trial code
- NCT06705153
- Record updated
- 3 January 2025
- Original description
The study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on symptom severity, depression, anxiety, stress, sleep and quality of life in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).Read full original descriptionShow less
The Effect of Laughter Yoga in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on symptom severity, depression, anxiety, stress, sleep and quality of life in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
The following hypotheses will be tested in this study:
H1: Laughter yoga reduces symptom severity in patients with IBS. H2: Laughter yoga reduces depression, anxiety and stress in patients with IBS. H3: Laughter yoga improves sleep quality in patients with IBS. H4: Laughter yoga improves quality of life in patients with IBS.
Inclusion: Diagnosed with IBS according to Rome IV criteria,; Scoring 75 and above on the IBS-SSS score,; DASS-42 scores of 10 and above for depression, 8 and above for anxiety, 15 and above for stress,; Over 18 years of age,; Bleeding hemorrhoids, all types of hernia, persistent cough, severe back pain, heart diseases, high blood pressure, urinary incontinence, major psychiatric diseases, pregnancy, cold/flu, no epilepsy, no surgery in the last three months, etc; Patients with a smartphone/computer where it is possible to participate in a video call for laughter yoga,; Patients without communication problems and; Patients who agree to participate in the study will be included in the study.
Exclusion: who do not practice laughter yoga,; who do not attend regularly,; Patients whose treatment regimen has changed and; Patients who wish to leave the study will be excluded from the study.