Sleep Clinical Trial
Official title:
Can a Laughter Prescription Improve Psychological Health, Wellbeing, and Sleep in Zayed University Students?
This study is in line with the UAEs national drive to promote happiness and wellbeing. University students risk impaired psychological health, wellbeing, and sleep due to academic pressures. This research is the first to assess the feasibility of using a laughter prescription to improve psychological health and sleep in Zayed University students. Forty students will be recruited, and randomized to a control or laughter group.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 40 |
Est. completion date | April 15, 2020 |
Est. primary completion date | March 15, 2020 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Female |
Age group | 18 Years to 50 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: Registered Zayed University students, owner of a smartphone - Exclusion Criteria: Chronic health conditions (cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, cancer, diabetes), deafness, non-English speakers - |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United Arab Emirates | Zayed University | Abu Dhabi |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Zayed University |
United Arab Emirates,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Feasibility of two-week laughter prescription | Using the Laughie. Evaluate with Laughie checklists and interviews | 6 months | |
Secondary | Assess if subjective sleep outcomes improve | Using PSKI and interviews | 6 months | |
Secondary | Assess if objective sleep outcomes improve | Using wrist actigraphy | 6 months | |
Secondary | Assess if overall well-being improves | Using WHO Five, Laughie checklists, and interviews | 6 months | |
Secondary | Assess if specific aspects of wellbeing improve | Using WHO Five, Laughie checklists, interviews | 6 months | |
Secondary | Assess if mental health improves | Using HADS, interviews | 6 months |
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