Back to resultsThe Effect of Laughter Yoga on Tex Anxiety and Educational Stress
Primary Purpose
Laughter Therapy, Anxiety, Stress, Exam
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Turkey
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
laughter yoga
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Laughter Therapy
Eligibility Criteria
The inclusion criteria of the study were determined as being an 8th-grade student, speaking and understanding Turkish, and being able to perform daily life activities. The exclusion criteria of the study were to have undergone a surgical operation in the last three months, and to have uncontrollable blood pressure, diabetes and asthma.
Sites / Locations
- Bilge KALANLAR
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
No Intervention
Arm Label
laughter yoga
Control group
Arm Description
Laughter yoga was performed face-to-face with the intervention group for 35-40 minutes twice a week and in 6 sessions in total.
No intervention was performed for the control group
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Westside Test Anxiety Scale
The Westside Test Anxiety Inventory is a ten-item scale in a single dimension that aims to measure test anxiety. The scale was developed to be used in examining the effect of a program to reduce test anxiety.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Educational stress
It is a self-reported 5-point Likert-type measurement tool consisting of 16 items. The educational stress scale consists of four sub-dimensions: work pressure, course load, success anxiety, and expectation versus hopelessness. In addition to the sub-dimensions in the scale, the total score for the overall scale is calculated.
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT05717231
First Posted
January 29, 2023
Last Updated
January 29, 2023
Sponsor
Hacettepe University
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05717231
Brief Title
The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Tex Anxiety and Educational Stress
Official Title
The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Tex Anxiety and Educational Stress in 8th-Grade Students
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
January 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
April 3, 2022 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
June 9, 2022 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 9, 2022 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Hacettepe University
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the effects of laughter therapy on tex anxiety and educational stress in 8th-grade students.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Laughter Therapy, Anxiety, Stress, Exam
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Other
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantOutcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
64 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
laughter yoga
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Laughter yoga was performed face-to-face with the intervention group for 35-40 minutes twice a week and in 6 sessions in total.
Arm Title
Control group
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
No intervention was performed for the control group
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
laughter yoga
Intervention Description
laughter yoga
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Westside Test Anxiety Scale
Description
The Westside Test Anxiety Inventory is a ten-item scale in a single dimension that aims to measure test anxiety. The scale was developed to be used in examining the effect of a program to reduce test anxiety.
Time Frame
up to 6 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Educational stress
Description
It is a self-reported 5-point Likert-type measurement tool consisting of 16 items. The educational stress scale consists of four sub-dimensions: work pressure, course load, success anxiety, and expectation versus hopelessness. In addition to the sub-dimensions in the scale, the total score for the overall scale is calculated.
Time Frame
up to 6 weeks
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
13 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
14 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
The inclusion criteria of the study were determined as being an 8th-grade student, speaking and understanding Turkish, and being able to perform daily life activities.
The exclusion criteria of the study were to have undergone a surgical operation in the last three months, and to have uncontrollable blood pressure, diabetes and asthma.
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Bilge KALANLAR
City
Ankara
Country
Turkey
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
No
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