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NCT Number: NCT06175936

Effect of Laughter Yoga on Nursing Students

Nursing students experience different levels of stress due to many reasons such as lifestyle, health, academic performance, competition, choice of profession, new living environment, relationships with peer group and expectations of parents. It is important to develop different coping behaviours/strategies to manage stressful situations. Laughter yoga has proven positive effects on physical and mental health.

The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to examine the effects of laughter yoga on well-being, perceived stress and academic self-efficacy of nursing students.

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Key information

Conditions

Laughter Behavior Communication Nonverbal Communication Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being Stress Well-Being, Psychological

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Olga İncesu

Istanbul, Şişli, 34381, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Laughter yoga, which is a combination of laughter and yoga with breathing techniques, is among traditional and complementary medicine practices. Based on the view that the brain cannot distinguish between real and unreal laughter, laughter yoga aims to benefit from the mental and physical benefits of laughter. Laughter yoga has benefits such as reducing stress and depression symptoms, relaxing muscle tone, increasing blood circulation, lowering blood pressure, increasing melatonin and growth hormone release, increasing pain threshold, strengthening the immune system.

Laughter yoga will be applied to the intervention group in 6 sessions (45 minutes each session). Well-being, Perceived Stress and Academic Self-Efficacy levels of the students will be evaluated before and after the intervention.

Hypotheses of the study; H1: The well-being level of the intervention group increases after laughter yoga.

H2: The academic self-efficacy level of the intervention group increases after laughter yoga.

H3: Perceived stress level of the intervention group decreases after laughter yoga.

H4: The well-being level of the intervention group after laughter yoga is higher than the control group.

H5: The perceived stress level of the intervention group after laughter yoga is lower than the control group.

H6: The academic self-efficacy level of the intervention group after laughter yoga is higher than the control group.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • To be a 4th year nursing student,
  • Volunteer to participate

Exclusion criteria

  • To take part in the intern programme,
  • Simultaneous participation in any methods of complementary medicine,
  • Having undergone surgery within the last three months,
  • Having a diagnosis of hernia (hernia)
  • Having a diagnosis of epilepsy
  • Uncontrolled diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Treatment and study plan

Laugther Yoga

Other

Laughter yoga will be applied to the intervention group in 6 sessions (45 minutes each session).

Primary outcomes

  1. Well being

    Time frame: 2 weeks post intervention

    The WHO-5 well-being Scale point of the intervention group change laughter yoga.

  2. Academic self-efficcay

    Time frame: 2 weeks post intervention

    The academic self-efficacy point of the intervention group change after laughter yoga.

  3. Stress

    Time frame: 2 weeks post intervention

    The perceived stress scale point of the intervention group change after laughter yoga.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Well being

    Time frame: 2 weeks post intervention

    The WHO-5 well-being Scale point of the intervention group incresad after laughter yoga.

  2. Academic self-efficacy

    Time frame: 2 weeks post intervention

    Academic self-efficacy Scale point of the intervention group incresad after laughter yoga.

  3. Stress

    Time frame: 2 weeks post intervention

    The perceived stress scale point of the intervention group decreased after laughter yoga.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Nursing Students' Well-Being, Perceived Stress and Academic Self-Efficacy: a Randomised Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Dec 19, 2023
Registry last updated
Mar 20, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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