Other Clinical Trial - Effects o Laughing Qigong Program on Psychological

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Clinical Trial Summary

Laughter programs are safe, affordable, and age-appropriate activities. Few studies have utilized mixed study designs to look at the impact on resilience in and experiences of participants in such activities.

Clinical Trial Description

The laughing qigong program is a physical and mental practice program that combines qigong and laughter. It is influenced by Chinese local culture. It emphasizes the transformation of voice, body, and emotional use so that people can experience relaxation and tranquility, and then the transformation of emotions so that physical and mental energy can be released then to achieve balance. Our research has shown that laughter-related psychological interventions have consistent effects on mental health, reducing mood conditions under life stress (Grace, 2013), depressed mood (Hsieh et al., 2015), and cortisol concentration (Grace, 2013). However, there have only been a few studies where similar protocols focused on positive mental states (e.g. resilience, well-being) and the application of laughing in immune function. Therefore, the current quasi-experimental trial was to investigate the effects of the LQP on psychological outcomes (resilience and well-being), mucosal immunity (salivary immunoglobulin A, s-IgA), and immune-inflammatory index (interleukins, IL-6) amongst breast cancer survivors. We hypothesized that (a) experimental group participants would have significantly higher levels of resilience and well-being at baseline (before the test) and post-treatment (post-test) compared to the wait list control group; (b) Compared to the control group on the wait list, experimental group participants will have significant differences in mucosal immunity (s-IgA) and inflammatory index (IL-6) before and after the test; and (c) experimental group membership had a significant effect on psychological outcomes (resilience and well-being) as well as mucosal immunity (s-IgA) and immune-inflammatory indices (IL-6) after a 12-week LQP intervention ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT05793710
Study type	Interventional
Source	National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
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Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	December 30, 2013
Completion date	December 29, 2014

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Effects o Laughing Qigong Program on Psychological Outcomes and the Physiological Immunological Responses

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