Effects of Laugh Therapy Associated to Cardiopulmonary Rehab
NCT ID: NCT02824120
Last Updated: 2018-08-21
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
36 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-06-30
2019-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Comedy
patients in this group will watch a comedy film that will not exceed 30 minutes
Comedy
patients will watch comedy film
Documentary
patients in this group will watch a documentary film that will not exceed 30 minutes.
Documentary
patients will watch a documentary film
Interventions
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Comedy
patients will watch comedy film
Documentary
patients will watch a documentary film
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Both sexes
* With availability to come to HCPA twice a week
* In conditions of entering into a cardiac rehabilitation program with exercise.
Exclusion Criteria
* Presence of autoimmune disease
* Use of oral anticoagulant
* Valvulopathy with mechanical or biological cardiac prosthesis
* Presence pacemaker or implantable cardioverter
* Left bundle branch block in 12-lead ECG
* severe lung disease
* Major Depression or Bipolar Disorder
* Chronic Atrial Fibrillation
* Left ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction \<45%)
* Active infection or cancer (other than basal cell carcinoma)
* Chronic Renal Failure
* Illiteracy
* Inability to understand the consent form
40 Years
80 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Ricardo Stein, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Locations
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Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Other Identifiers
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13-0124
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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