Laughter Frequency and Fibromyalgia Symptoms

Completed

• Conditions: Fibromyalgia

• Registration Number: NCT02957110
• Lead Sponsor: Walden University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether daily laughter frequency is associated with pain intensity and emotional state ratings in individuals who have fibromyalgia syndrome.

Detailed Description

Participants will be asked to provide (or authorize the researcher to obtain) fibromyalgia diagnosis confirmation from a health care provider.

Initially, participants will complete a demographics form and two screening assessments. Then for 14 days, they will be asked to rate their momentary mood and overall pain levels three times per day (shortly after waking up, around 3:00 p.m., and at about an hour before bedtime). At the same time, they will be asked to log each instance of laughter as it occurs, daily, for 14 days. They will carry the log with them throughout each day in order to document each instance of laughter.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-11
• Study First Submitted: 2016-11-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-11-03
• Study First Posted: 2016-11-06
• Primary Completion: 2017-10
• Study Completion: 2017-10
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 2018-05-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 41

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals who have fibromyalgia syndrome

Exclusion Criteria

• None.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Emotional State	Three times per day for 14 days	Rating momentary emotional state three times per day
Laughter Frequency	14 days	Documenting each instance of laughter throughout each day.
Pain Ratings	Three times per day for 14 days	Rating overall pain from 0 to 10, three times daily

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Walden University; 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States