"The Effect of Humor and Laughter on C Reactive Protein: A Pilot Study"

NCT ID: NCT02415231

Last Updated: 2017-03-17

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-30

Study Completion Date

2016-08-31

Brief Summary

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The study is to see if watching humor and laughing can affect CRP levels in healthy individuals. This is a randomized controlled trial.

Detailed Description

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Subjects will be…males and females: students, employees, and members of the community.

5\. "Subjects will be between \_\_\_18\_ and \_\_\_99\_ years of age."

6\. "In total, subject participation will last approximately \_\_\_1 day for 90 minutes\_

7\. "Subjects will be recruited \_by word of mouth at the Loma Linda University Campus and surrounding communities\_\_\_."

8\. "Consent will take place \_by investigators in Nichol Hall Room A620/A640\_\_\_."

9\. If Multi-center:

10\. If Single center or investigator-initiated:

"\_60\_\_ subjects will participate in the study."

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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humor

humor group will watch humor video for 20 minutes

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

humor

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

control non humor

control group did not watch humor, they sat quietly for 20 minutes.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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humor

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Ages 18-99 yrs , healthy individuals

Exclusion Criteria

* Under 18 years old, or over 99 years old, non healthy individuals
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Loma Linda University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gurinder Bains

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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gurinder bains, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Loma Linda University

Locations

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Nichol Hall Room A640

Loma Linda, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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5150100

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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