NCT02415231

"The Effect of Humor and Laughter on C Reactive Protein: A Pilot Study"

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: Loma Linda University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study is to see if watching humor and laughing can affect CRP levels in healthy individuals. This is a randomized controlled trial.

Detailed description

Subjects will be…males and females: students, employees, and members of the community. 5\. "Subjects will be between \_\_\_18\_ and \_\_\_99\_ years of age." 6\. "In total, subject participation will last approximately \_\_\_1 day for 90 minutes\_ 7\. "Subjects will be recruited \_by word of mouth at the Loma Linda University Campus and surrounding communities\_\_\_." 8\. "Consent will take place \_by investigators in Nichol Hall Room A620/A640\_\_\_." 9\. If Multi-center: 10\. If Single center or investigator-initiated: "\_60\_\_ subjects will participate in the study."

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	humor

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-04-01
• Primary completion: 2016-08-01
• Completion: 2016-08-01
• First posted: 2015-04-14
• Last updated: 2017-03-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States