Laughter Yoga on Blood Glucose Levels, Disease Perception and Perceived Stress Level

NCT ID: NCT06783608

Last Updated: 2025-01-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-07-15
• Study Completion Date: 2023-08-20

Brief Summary

Aim This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on blood glucose level, disease perception and perceived stress level in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Method The study was conducted using a randomized controlled experimental design with a pre-test and post-test. The population of the study was followed up with the diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the endocrine outpatient clinics of a hospital in the western region of Turkey. The sample consisted of 100 patients (laughter yoga group=50, control group=50) determined by power analysis. Participants were assigned to each group through a process of simple randomization. Data collection was facilitated using a "Patient Identification Form,", "The Brief Disease Perception Scale," and " The Perceived Stress Scale".

Detailed Description

During the research process, in the laughter yoga group participated in eight laughter yoga sessions. while the patients in the control group continued to receive routine care practices.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Laughter yoga group

Laughter yoga

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Laughter yoga

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Laughter yoga was applied to the experimental group for 4 weeks, 2 days a week, for 8 sessions (each session duration is 30-45 minutes on average). Patients were asked to measure and record their blood glucose value before breakfast. The yoga session was started 30 minutes after breakfast, and after the session was completed, they were asked to measure and record their blood glucose value again at 120 minutes after breakfast.

Control group

No intervention

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Laughter yoga

Laughter yoga was applied to the experimental group for 4 weeks, 2 days a week, for 8 sessions (each session duration is 30-45 minutes on average). Patients were asked to measure and record their blood glucose value before breakfast. The yoga session was started 30 minutes after breakfast, and after the session was completed, they were asked to measure and record their blood glucose value again at 120 minutes after breakfast.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed with T2DM for at least 6 months,
• Able to use computer and/or mobile applications,
• At least primary education graduate,
• Using oral antidiabetic drugs,
• No diagnosed psychiatric illness,
• No communication problems,
• Patients who volunteered to participate in the study were included.

Exclusion Criteria

• Using Parenteral Insulin,
• The one who doesn't attend all the yoga sessions,
• Patients with physical conditions that prevent them from participating in laughter yoga sessions (respiratory distress, persistent cough, veritgo, severe heart disease, hemeroid, hernia of any kind, severe back pain, urinary incontinence, epilepsy, bleeding tendency, thrombocytopenia and deformity visible on examination),
• Patients taking medication or other nonpharmacological methods to reduce stress,
• Patients who did not want to participate in the study were excluded.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Inonu University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Hakime Aslan

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Hakime Aslan

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Inonu University

Locations

Hakime Aslan

Malatya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

Aslan H, Erci B. The effect of playing games with toys made with medical materials in children with cancer on pain during intravenous treatment. Palliat Support Care. 2022 Feb;20(1):84-93. doi: 10.1017/S1478951521000390.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 33947501 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Abdurrahman Akçin

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id