Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Not yet recruiting
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT06382090 |
| Other study ID # |
PamukkaleU-SBE-BB-01 |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Not yet recruiting |
| Phase |
N/A
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
April 26, 2024 |
| Est. completion date |
May 24, 2025 |
Study information
| Verified date |
April 2024 |
| Source |
Pamukkale University |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
In addition to physical and emotional effects, premenstrual syndrome can negatively affect
the participation in classes, school success, social activities and family relationships of
young adolescents in high school. Many non-pharmacological treatments have been found to
improve premenstrual syndromes in adolescents. Laughter yoga, one of these methods, is a
practice consisting of deep breathing exercises and laughter exercises. Laughter yoga has
been studied in different sample groups (elderly people, nurses, dialysis patients, etc.) and
positive results have been obtained. In this study, the effect of laughter yoga on
premenstrual symptoms in adolescents will be examined.
Description:
According to the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), laughter therapy, one of the
interventions used in nursing care, appears as a universal approach. Laughter therapy is
defined as facilitating the patient's perception, appreciation, and expression of what is
funny, entertaining, or ridiculous in order to build relationships, reduce tension, release
anger, facilitate learning, or cope with painful emotions. Laughter therapy, which is applied
without using humor, generally includes exercises such as clapping, dancing, and vocalizing
laughter-like sounds such as "hoho-hahaha", but it can also include non-laughter elements
such as breathing and relaxation exercises. Laughter Yoga is a specific example of
non-humorous laughter therapy; It includes yoga exercises such as laughing exercises,
clapping, breathing and relaxation exercises. In studies conducted in the pediatric
population, laughter yoga has been shown to improve stress, pain, self-esteem , anxiety,
hopelessness. Has been found to provide positive improvements in depression and psychological
resilience.
The menstrual cycle, which is one of the most important signs of the functioning of the
reproductive system, is associated with signs and symptoms that cause physical and
psychological problems. Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) refers to a set of recurrent symptoms
that begin at the end of the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle (5-7 days before
menstruation) and end in the follicular phase (2-4 days after menstruation). Many women
cannot cope with symptoms such as emotional changes, irritability, lack of concentration,
depressive mood or insomnia that occur during this period. For this reason, premenstrual
symptoms can negatively affect adolescents' participation in classes, school success, social
activities and family relationships. In addition to pharmacological agents,
non-pharmacological methods such as reflexology, acupuncture, acupressure,
cognitive-behavioral approaches and massage therapy have been used in recent years to cope
with premenstrual syndrome.
PMS is an important health problem that includes complex symptoms and negatively affects
women's quality of life. In order to cope with these symptoms, PMS needs to be addressed
multidimensionally. This study aimed to investigate the effect of laughter therapy in coping
with premenstrual syndrome.
