NCT07522840

Menopause, Laughter Therapy, and Well-Being

The Effect of Laughter Therapy on Brain Fog, Psychological Well-Being, and Sleep Quality in Women During Menopause

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 97 (actual)
• Sponsor: Inonu University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The intervention will be conducted by Assist. Prof. Dr. Nurten ÖZÇALKAP. No invasive procedures will be performed; participants will engage in deep breathing, warm-up exercises, playful activities, and laughter exercises. The researcher holds an internationally certified training in laughter therapy. Intervention Group Participants will be invited face-to-face, informed about the study, and provide consent. They will be assigned to groups of 8 - 9 and receive laughter yoga twice weekly for a total of 8 sessions (20-40 minutes each) in a suitable hospital or institutional setting. Baseline assessments will include the Introductory Information Form, Brain Fog Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale, and Sleep Quality Scale. These scales will be re-administered after the 8th session. Control Group Participants will be recruited similarly and provide consent. Baseline assessments will be conducted using the same instruments. Post-test assessments will be performed 4 weeks later. After study completion, control group participants who wish will be offered one session of laughter yoga.

Detailed description

The intervention will be conducted by Assist. Prof. Dr. Nurten ÖZÇALKAP. No invasive procedures will be performed; participants will engage in deep breathing, warm-up exercises, playful activities, and laughter exercises. The researcher holds an internationally certified training in laughter therapy. Intervention Group Participants will be invited face-to-face, informed about the study, and provide consent. They will be assigned to groups of 8 - 9 and receive laughter yoga twice weekly for a total of 8 sessions (20-40 minutes each) in a suitable hospital or institutional setting. Baseline assessments will include the Introductory Information Form, Brain Fog Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale, and Sleep Quality Scale. These scales will be re-administered after the 8th session. Control Group Participants will be recruited similarly and provide consent. Baseline assessments will be conducted using the same instruments. Post-test assessments will be performed 4 weeks later. After study completion, control group participants who wish will be offered one session of laughter yoga.

Conditions

• Therapy
• Menopause
• Sleep
• Psychological Well-being
• Women

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	grup 1 laughter yoga therapy	Participants received a total of 8 sessions of laughter yoga therapy, conducted twice weekly.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-01
• Primary completion: 2025-03-01
• Completion: 2025-06-30
• First posted: 2026-04-13
• Last updated: 2026-04-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)