NCT06816628

Effects of Comedy Therapy on Pain and Comfort Levels in Liver Transplant Recipients

Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor Şerafettin OKUTAN, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bitlis Eren University

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bitlis Eren University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of watching excerpts from classical Turkish comedy films on pain and comfort levels in liver transplant recipients during the postoperative period. H1-0: Watching classical Turkish comedy films has no effect on postoperative pain in liver transplant recipients. H1-1: Watching classical Turkish comedy films reduces postoperative pain in liver transplant recipients. H2-0: Watching classical Turkish comedy films has no effect on postoperative comfort levels in liver transplant recipients. H2-1: Watching classical Turkish comedy films increases postoperative comfort levels in liver transplant recipients.

Detailed description

Intervention Group A patient introduction form, numerical rating scale and general comfort scale were applied as a pre-test after transplantation surgery. After patients came to the clinic after transplantation surgery and their condition was stable, 10-minute Turkish comedy films prepared by the researchers were shown. After the intervention, a numerical rating scale and general comfort scale were applied as a post-test. While patients watched the comedy films, a quiet and calm environment was provided in the patient room. Control Group A patient introduction form, numerical rating scale and general comfort scale were applied as a pre-test after transplantation surgery. No intervention was made to the control group patients outside of the clinical protocol. After patients came to the clinic after liver transplantation and their condition was stable, the numerical rating scale and general comfort scale were applied again.

Conditions

• Liver Transplant; Complications
• Pain, Postoperative
• Care Acceptor, Health

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	comedy therapy	After patients came to the clinic after transplantation surgery and their condition was stable, 10-minute Turkish comedy films prepared by the researchers were shown.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-15
• Primary completion: 2025-09-25
• Completion: 2025-10-07
• First posted: 2025-02-10
• Last updated: 2025-12-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)