The Effect of Group-Based Laughter Yoga on Midwifery Students

NCT ID: NCT05942131

Last Updated: 2023-07-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

84 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-09-01

Study Completion Date

2024-08-01

Brief Summary

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This study was planned to determine the effect of laughter yoga on the secondary traumatic stress and depression levels experienced by midwifery students due to the use of social media after the earthquake. The universe of the research will be the third year students of Health Sciences University Hamidiye Health Sciences Faculty Midwifery Department (N:84).

A total of 8 sessions of laughter yoga, 2 sessions per week, will be applied to midwifery students in the intervention group of the research. It will be determined as intervention (n:42) and control (n:42) groups. "Descriptive Information Form", "Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale for Social Media Users" and "Beck Depression Inventory" will be applied to both groups.

Detailed Description

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It was planned to determine the effect of laughter yoga on the secondary traumatic stress and depression levels experienced by midwifery students due to the use of social media after the earthquake. The study will be implemented according to the CONSORT 2010 guidelines.

The research will be carried out in Health Sciences University, Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences, Midwifery department classroom. In pre-research classrooms; An environment with good lighting, sound systems and allowing individuals to move comfortably will be arranged. Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences Midwifery Department 3rd year students who volunteered to participate in the study will be determined as the intervention (n:42) and control (n:42) groups with the numbers assigned by the researchers via the https://www.randomizer.org/ site. An introductory information form will be applied to all students. A total of 8 sessions of laughter yoga, 2 sessions per week, will be applied to midwifery students in the intervention group of the research. Laughter yoga will be practiced by researchers with leadership certification. Each session will take an average of 45 minutes. Each session will consist of groups of 7 people. Before starting the laughter yoga session, an information meeting will be held with midwifery students who volunteered to participate in the study and were assigned to the intervention group. Midwifery students will be administered "Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale for Social Media Users" and "Beck Depression Inventory" before and 4-6 weeks after the application. No intervention will be applied to the control group midwives, and "Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale for Social Media Users" and "Beck Depression Inventory" will be administered again when they are included in the study and 4-6 weeks later.

Conditions

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Laughter Yoga

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Single blind randomized controlled trial
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Intervention Group (n:42)

Laughter yoga will be practiced to students in the intervention group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Group-based laughter yoga

Intervention Type OTHER

A total of 8 sessions of laughter yoga will be applied to the students in the intervention group, 2 sessions per week. Each session will last 45 minutes on average. Each session will consist of groups of 7 people. An information meeting about the sessions will be held with the midwifery students who volunteered to participate in the study and assigned to the intervention group before starting laughter yoga. Midwifery students will be administered "Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale for Social Media Users" and "Beck Depression Inventory" before and after 4-6 weeks.

Control Group (n:42)

No intervention will be applied to the control group midwives and "Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale for Social Media Users" and "Beck Depression Inventory" will be applied when they are included in the study and again after 4-6 weeks.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Group-based laughter yoga

A total of 8 sessions of laughter yoga will be applied to the students in the intervention group, 2 sessions per week. Each session will last 45 minutes on average. Each session will consist of groups of 7 people. An information meeting about the sessions will be held with the midwifery students who volunteered to participate in the study and assigned to the intervention group before starting laughter yoga. Midwifery students will be administered "Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale for Social Media Users" and "Beck Depression Inventory" before and after 4-6 weeks.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being an active student in the 3rd year of Health Sciences University, Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery
* Volunteering to participate in research

Exclusion Criteria

* Having a psychiatric diagnosis
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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YASEMİN AYDIN KARTAL

Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Health Sciences

Istanbul, Uskudar, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Yasemin Aydın Kartal Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Role: CONTACT

+90 543 287 00 29

Aleyna Bulut Research Assistant

Role: CONTACT

+90 0536 562 61 84

Facility Contacts

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Yasemin Aydın Kartal Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Role: primary

+90 543 287 00 29

Aleyna Bulut Research Assistant

Role: backup

+90 536 562 61 84

Other Identifiers

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SBÜ-AYDINKARTAL-005

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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