NCT07421336

Effects of Laughter Yoga in Older Adults

EFFECTS OF LAUGHTER YOGA ON PSYCHOLOGİCAL WELL-BEING AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN OLDER ADULTS

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ankara University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults.

Detailed description

Laughter yoga is a non-invasive and non-pharmacological intervention method that combines laughter, yoga and breathing techniques. Laughter yoga, which is accepted as a nursing intervention, has become one of the increasingly used methods among complementary health approaches. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults. The study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study with pretest-posttest measurements. The research will be conducted with a total of 70 older adults, 35 experimental and 35 control. The data of the study will be collected using the Introductory Information Form, Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (Short Form) and Psychological Well-Being Scale in the Elderly. The data will be analyzed with the SPSS package program.

Conditions

• Laughter Yoga

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Lughter yoga	The study divided the intervention and control groups. Participants in the intervention group will be given laughter yoga. Data collection tools will be administered as pre-tests to both the intervention and control groups. After the laughter yoga sessions are completed, data collection tools will be administered again as post-tests to both groups.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-12-03
• Primary completion: 2026-05-30
• Completion: 2026-06-30
• First posted: 2026-02-19
• Last updated: 2026-03-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)