NCT07051616

The Effect of Children's Laughter Video on Oncology Patient

The Impact of Children Laughter Intervention on Anxiety, Nausea, Vomiting, and Fatigue in Chemotherapy Patients - A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Selcuk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 32 Years – 81 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of video playback of children's laughter on anxiety, nausea, vomiting and fatigue levels of patients during chemotherapy

Detailed description

Nausea and vomiting, anxiety and fatigue due to chemotherapy can be prevented or reduced with effective nursing interventions and care. Laughter therapy is an intervention that has been used in the symptom management of individuals with cancer in recent years. Studies focusing on humor and laughter have generally been conducted among cancer patients. Humor and laughter have been shown to have both physiological, psychological and sociological benefits for patients in general. When the studies on laughter yoga are examined, it is seen that the results of laughter therapy applied to individuals are examined. It has also been reported in the literature that laughter has a contagious effect, often occurring in groups of people. There is no study in the literature on the effect of children's laughter on adults. This study will reveal the effectiveness of infant and child laughter in patients receiving chemotherapy. It is thought that this study will constitute an important data source for experimental studies to be conducted.

Conditions

• Anxiety
• Chemotherapy Effect
• Laughter
• Fatigue
• Nausea
• Vomiting

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Child laughter video	1 hour after the chemotherapy treatment was started, the video monitor was placed at a height where the patient could see comfortably while lying down and the video, which was checked and prepared beforehand, was turned on full screen. The appropriate volume was adjusted and the patient was allowed to watch the video for 10 minutes without any other intervention. The video was then stopped and the etagere was removed from in front of the patient. Chemotherapy was continued. At the 2nd hour of chemotherapy, the disinfected etagere and computer were placed in a position where the patient could see them comfortably and the 2nd video was started and the patient was allowed to watch the video for 10 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-15
• Primary completion: 2025-05-30
• Completion: 2025-05-30
• First posted: 2025-07-04
• Last updated: 2025-07-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)