NCT02849067

Hemodynamic Responses of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Patients to a Comedy Session

Hemodynamic Responses of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Patients to a Comedy Session: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

It is known that laughter can bring benefits in terms of physiological and psychological parameters, in addition to improving the individual's quality of life. However, the literature is still scarce as to the existence of studies investigating the effects of a comedy film specifically in hemodynamics.

Detailed description

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a comedy film session on the cardiac index, Systemic Vascular Resistance and Vascular Resistance Index Systemic in stable ischemic heart disease patients. Method: Randomized Clinical Trial. Patients will be coming from Ischemic Heart Disease clinic at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), all in regular monitoring.

Conditions

• Ischaemic Heart Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Group Treatment	Patients in this group will watch a comedy show that will will not exceed 30 minutes. This group will have until five patients.
OTHER	Group Control	patients in this group will watch a documentary that will not exceed 30 minutes. This will have until five patients

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-05-25
• Primary completion: 2019-12-30
• Completion: 2019-12-30
• First posted: 2016-07-29
• Last updated: 2024-02-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil