Effect of laughter therapy on cancer patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Cancer.; Malignant Neoplasms; C00-C97

• Registration Number: IRCT2015012620819N1
• Lead Sponsor: School of Nursing and Midwifery Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Informed consent for collaboration
Having the age of 18 to 55
Being on the list of chemotherapy patients
Having a minimum degree of literacy –
Having acceptable listening and speaking abilities
Lack of known depression disorder
Exclusion criteria:
Lack of desire for continuing
Provided during the research for a new effective drug, new drugs be added to patients’ medications.
Depression score over 28, using Beck Questionnaire
Presence of acute complications arising from chemotherapy during the research
Death of the patient

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression. Timepoint: Before the intervention, the second week, fourth, sixth, eighth and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fatigue. Timepoint: Before intervention of the second week, fourth, sixth, eighth and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Cancer Fatigue Scale.