Laughter Frequency and Fibromyalgia Symptoms

NCT ID: NCT02957110

Last Updated: 2018-05-07

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

Total Enrollment

41 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-11-30

Study Completion Date

2017-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate whether daily laughter frequency is associated with pain intensity and emotional state ratings in individuals who have fibromyalgia syndrome.

Detailed Description

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Participants will be asked to provide (or authorize the researcher to obtain) fibromyalgia diagnosis confirmation from a health care provider.

Initially, participants will complete a demographics form and two screening assessments. Then for 14 days, they will be asked to rate their momentary mood and overall pain levels three times per day (shortly after waking up, around 3:00 p.m., and at about an hour before bedtime). At the same time, they will be asked to log each instance of laughter as it occurs, daily, for 14 days. They will carry the log with them throughout each day in order to document each instance of laughter.

Conditions

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Fibromyalgia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Interventions

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Laughter Frequency

Relationships between laughter frequency, momentary mood state, and pain will be observed.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Individuals who have fibromyalgia syndrome

Exclusion Criteria

* None.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Walden University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Deidre Molchan

Doctoral Student

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ellen Levine, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Walden University

Locations

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Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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08-05-16-0146047

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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