A Five-Day Contagious Laughter Intervention for Adult Well-being
NCT ID: NCT07123571
Last Updated: 2025-08-14
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-09-15
2023-09-30
Brief Summary
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Does exposure to a five-day online contagious laughter intervention improve subjective well-being in adults compared to waitlist controls? Does exposure to a five-day online contagious laughter intervention improve subjective mood status in adults compared to waitlist controls?
Participants in the intervention group will:
View a one-minute contagious laughter video each day for five days Complete the WHO5 Wellbeing index pre and post intervention Rate their mood status before and after each laughter video on each day of the intervention After viewing each video, rate how much they laughter along with the video on each day of the intervention
Participants in the waitlist control group will:
Complete the WHO5 wellbeing index at baseline and again after six days
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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Contagious Laughter Intervention
Contagious Laughter
Contagious laughter videos
Control
Control group without intervention
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Contagious Laughter
Contagious laughter videos
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Resident of the United Arab Emirates
* Fluent in English and/or Arabic
* Access to a stable internet connection
* Access to a smartphone and/or laptop/tablet
Exclusion Criteria
* Adults above 60 years old
* Those with cognitive and/or physical disabilities
* Those with hearing and/or vision impairment
* Illiterate, and/or individuals who did not (or were unable to) provide consent.
18 Years
60 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Zayed University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Zayed University
Abu Dhabi, , United Arab Emirates
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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Laughter & Wellbeing
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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