Laughter YogaNCT06216860
The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Mindfulness, Proffessional Resilience and Self-Care
A study testing Laughter Yoga in people with Laughter Yoga and Laughter Therapy, run by Duzce University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on mindfulness, professional resilience and self-care among nurses. The hypotheses of the study suggested that laughter yoga would have an effect on mindfulness, professional resilience and self-care scores among nurses. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Laughter Yoga, Laughter Therapy, Mindfulness
- What is being tested?
- Laughter Yoga
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 72 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 14 May 2024to 14 May 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Volunteering to participate in the study
- Working as a nurse at Düzce Atatürk State Hospital
- Not doing laughter yoga before
Who cannot join
- Currently being in the process of any psychiatric treatment or psychotherapy
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Laughter Yoga as a Nursing Intervention on Nurses' Mindfulness, Proffessional Resilience and Self-Care
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on mindfulness, professional resilience and self-care among nurses. The hypotheses of the study suggested that laughter yoga would have an effect on mindfulness, professional resilience and self-care scores among nurses.
Read the detailed description
Laughter yoga is an independent nursing intervention that includes breathing and laughter exercises. Studies have proven that laughter yoga decreases stress hormones, increases hormones such as endorphins, decreases leukocytes and provides protection against infection, accelerates circulation, increases pain tolerance and quality of life, decreases blood pressure, stress, anxiety and tension, improves mental well-being and self-esteem, improves memory and creative thinking skills, and strengthens interpersonal communication. Many of these studies have been conducted in patients, healthy adults, the elderly, nursing and university students. There are a limited number of studies in which laughter yoga was applied as an intervention in a sample of nurses. In the studies, it was determined that laughter yoga decreased cortisol hormone, fatigue levels, perceived stress, burnout levels, increased life satisfaction, attention levels and individual work performance, psychological resilience and sleep quality in nurses.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on mindfulness, professional resilience and self-care among nurses.
Method:
The study is planned as an experimental research with a randomized controlled pretest-posttest control group. This study is planned to be conducted in Düzce Atatürk State Hospital between February 2024 and December 2024.
The sample size for the study was calculated using the G*Power 3.1.9.7 program. There was no article that could be taken as a reference for the scales included in this study. Therefore, taking a medium effect level (d=0.5), 5% margin of error (α=0.05), 80% power (1β=0.80) and 1:2 intervention-control group ratio, the number of people who should be included in the study according to the one-way hypothesis was found as 38 participants for the intervention group and 76 participants for the control group. Assuming drop outs, the sample size will be determined as 40 participants for the experimental group and 80 participants for the control group.
The data will be collected through "Personal Information Form", "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale", "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory" and "Post Laughter Yoga Evaluation Form
- Conditions
- Laughter Yoga, Laughter Therapy, Mindfulness, Self-care
- Being tested
- Laughter Yoga
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Laughter YogaBehavioural
Also called Interventional group
In Laughter Yoga Practice; each session will last approximately 30 - 45 minutes and will consist of four parts. These parts are: warm-up exercises, deep breathing exercises, childlike games and laughter exercises.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Interventional group / Laughter yoga | Experimental | The data of the pre-intervention study will be recorded with "Personal Information Form", "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale" and "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory".
The application will be done for 8 weeks, 1 day a week. Post-intervention data will be collected with "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale" and "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory" and "Post Laughter Yoga Evaluation Form". Receives: Behavioral: Laughter Yoga |
| Control group | No intervention | The control group did not take part in the laughter yoga program. As a pre-test, the data of the study will be recorded with "Personal Information Form", "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale" and "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory". As the post-test, 8 weeks after the pre-test, the data of the study will be collected with the "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale" and "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory". |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale Scores
The Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale developed by Baer et al. (2008), whose Turkish validity and reliability was studied by Kınay F. (2013), has 5 sub-dimensions: Acting with awareness, Identification, Observation, Not judging inner experiences, and non-reactivity to inner experiences. The scale is a 5-point Likert scale consisting of 39 questions. The internal consistency coefficient of the original scale varies between 0.75-0.91. There is no reference point in the GCBFQ. The higher the value at the end of the scale, the higher the level of mindfulness.
Measured: Up to 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory Scores
The Turkish validity and reliability of Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory developed by Skovholt (2012) was studied by Güneri et al (2017). The scale has 4 sub-dimensions: Professional wellness, Personal wellness, Professional stress and Personal stress. The scale is a 5-point Likert scale consisting of 38 questions. The total score range of the scale varies between 38 and 190, with all items being positive. High scores obtained from the scale indicate high professional resilience. The reliability coefficient of the scale was found to be 0.92.
Measured: up to 8 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Jan 2024
- Study start14 May 2024
- Primary completion1 May 2025
- Study completion14 May 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Laughter YogaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
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More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 72 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Duzce University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Hacettepe University
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Nuriye Yıldırım, Duzce University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06216860
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- DuzceU-SBF-NYS-01
- Status last verified
- May 2025
- First submitted
- 11 Jan 2024
- Last updated
- 15 May 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 May 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Laughter Yoga as a Nursing Intervention on Nurses' Mindfulness, Proffessional Resilience and Self-Care
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06216860
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- DuzceU-SBF-NYS-01
- Conditions
- Laughter Yoga, Laughter Therapy, Mindfulness, Self-care
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 72 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Duzce UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Hacettepe University
- Study start
- 14 May 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 May 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 14 May 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 22 Jan 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on mindfulness, professional resilience and self-care among nurses. The hypotheses of the study suggested that laughter yoga would have an effect on mindfulness, professional resilience and self-care scores among nurses.
Detailed description
Laughter yoga is an independent nursing intervention that includes breathing and laughter exercises. Studies have proven that laughter yoga decreases stress hormones, increases hormones such as endorphins, decreases leukocytes and provides protection against infection, accelerates circulation, increases pain tolerance and quality of life, decreases blood pressure, stress, anxiety and tension, improves mental well-being and self-esteem, improves memory and creative thinking skills, and strengthens interpersonal communication. Many of these studies have been conducted in patients, healthy adults, the elderly, nursing and university students. There are a limited number of studies in which laughter yoga was applied as an intervention in a sample of nurses. In the studies, it was determined that laughter yoga decreased cortisol hormone, fatigue levels, perceived stress, burnout levels, increased life satisfaction, attention levels and individual work performance, psychological resilience and sleep quality in nurses.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on mindfulness, professional resilience and self-care among nurses.
Method:
The study is planned as an experimental research with a randomized controlled pretest-posttest control group. This study is planned to be conducted in Düzce Atatürk State Hospital between February 2024 and December 2024.
The sample size for the study was calculated using the G*Power 3.1.9.7 program. There was no article that could be taken as a reference for the scales included in this study. Therefore, taking a medium effect level (d=0.5), 5% margin of error (α=0.05), 80% power (1β=0.80) and 1:2 intervention-control group ratio, the number of people who should be included in the study according to the one-way hypothesis was found as 38 participants for the intervention group and 76 participants for the control group. Assuming drop outs, the sample size will be determined as 40 participants for the experimental group and 80 participants for the control group.
The data will be collected through "Personal Information Form", "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale", "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory" and "Post Laughter Yoga Evaluation Form
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Interventional group / Laughter yoga | Experimental | Behavioral: Laughter YogaThe data of the pre-intervention study will be recorded with "Personal Information Form", "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale" and "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory". The application will be done for 8 weeks, 1 day a week. Post-intervention data will be collected with "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale" and "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory" and "Post Laughter Yoga Evaluation Form". |
| Control group | No intervention | –The control group did not take part in the laughter yoga program. As a pre-test, the data of the study will be recorded with "Personal Information Form", "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale" and "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory". As the post-test, 8 weeks after the pre-test, the data of the study will be collected with the "Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale" and "Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory". |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Volunteering to participate in the study
- Working as a nurse at Düzce Atatürk State Hospital
- Not doing laughter yoga before
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Currently being in the process of any psychiatric treatment or psychotherapy
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Laughter YogaAlso: Interventional groupIn Laughter Yoga Practice; each session will last approximately 30 - 45 minutes and will consist of four parts. These parts are: warm-up exercises, deep breathing exercises, childlike games and laughter exercises. | Behavioural | Interventional group / Laughter yoga |
Primary outcome
Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale Scores
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks
The Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale developed by Baer et al. (2008), whose Turkish validity and reliability was studied by Kınay F. (2013), has 5 sub-dimensions: Acting with awareness, Identification, Observation, Not judging inner experiences, and non-reactivity to inner experiences. The scale is a 5-point Likert scale consisting of 39 questions. The internal consistency coefficient of the original scale varies between 0.75-0.91. There is no reference point in the GCBFQ. The higher the value at the end of the scale, the higher the level of mindfulness.
1 secondary outcome
Skovholt Professional Resilience and Self-Care Inventory Scores
Time frame: up to 8 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 May 2025.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Laughter Yoga in people with Laughter Yoga and Laughter Therapy, run by Duzce University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Five Dimensional Mindfulness Scale Scores (time frame: Up to 8 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 May 2025.