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Clinical Trials in Turkey / NCT07421336
Recruiting Not applicable

Effects of Laughter Yoga in Older Adults

NCT07421336 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Turkey tracker
Sponsor
Ankara University
Phase
Not applicable
Started
2025-12-03
Last updated
2026-03-04

Condition(s) studied

Laughter Yoga

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Lughter yoga

Lughter yoga: The study divided the intervention and control groups. Participants in the intervention group will be given laughter yoga. Data collection tools will be administered as pre-tests to both the intervention and control groups. After the laughter yoga sessions are completed, data collection tools will be administered again as post-tests to both groups.

Study summary

The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
60 Years
Max age
90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria: * Not having a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's or dementia. * Not having a diagnosis of mental disorder * Being 65 years and older * Literacy * Not having communication problems that would prevent answering the data collection form. * Volunteering to participate in the research Exclusion Criteria: * Having a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's or dementia. * Having a diagnosis of mental disorder * Being under 60 years of age * Illiteracy * Having communication problems that prevent one from answering the data collection form. * Not volunteering to participate in the research.

Primary outcome measure(s)

  • geriatric depression scale - short form — eight weeks
    The scale consists of fifteen questions, which are answered with "yes/no". The scale results indicate that a score of 0-4 does not indicate depression, 5-8 indicates mild depression, 9-11 indicates moderate depression, and 12-15 indicates severe depression.
  • Psychological Well-being Scale for the Elderly (YPİOÖ) — eight weeks
    The scale, consisting of fifteen questions, is a 5-point Likert type. 1 point is answered as "strongly disagree" and 5 points as "strongly agree". Items 8 and 13 are reverse-scored. The minimum score on the scale is 15, and the maximum score is 75. According to the scores obtained from the scale, a score of 60-75 indicates high psychological well-being, a score of 45-59 indicates moderate psychological well-being, and a score of 15-44 indicates low psychological well-being.

Trial sites (1)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Ankara University Faculty of Nursing Ankara Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

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Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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