NCT07208474

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Burnout and Spiritual Well-Being

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Burnout and Spiritual Well-Being Among Intensive Care Unit Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: Izmir Democracy University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Laughter yoga, a complementary and alternative therapy, is suggested to reduce stress and promote psychological resilience. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of laughter yoga on burnout and spiritual well-being among intensive care nurses.This randomized controlled trial was conducted with 70 intensive care nurses in a university hospital, assigned to the intervention (n = 34) and control (n = 36) groups. The intervention group participated in eight laughter yoga sessions, while the control group received no intervention.

Detailed description

Laughter yoga, a complementary and alternative therapy, is suggested to reduce stress and promote psychological resilience. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of laughter yoga on burnout and spiritual well-being among intensive care nurses.This randomized controlled trial was conducted with 70 intensive care nurses in a university hospital, assigned to the intervention (n = 34) and control (n = 36) groups. The intervention group participated in eight laughter yoga sessions, while the control group received no intervention. Data were collected using the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Spiritual Well-Being Scale at baseline and after the intervention. Descriptive statistics, paired and independent t-tests, and correlation analyses were performed.

Conditions

• Burnout

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Laughter yoga	Laugher yoga

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-01
• Primary completion: 2025-04-01
• Completion: 2025-07-03
• First posted: 2025-10-06
• Last updated: 2025-10-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)