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Investigation of The Effect of Video-Assisted Laughter Yoga
Sponsor: Ataturk University
Summary
This study is planned to examine the effect of video-assisted laughter yoga on pain and menstrual symptoms among students studying at a university in Türkiye. Data will be collected at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Konya Karatay University, between November 2025 and April 2026. The study population will consist of students aged 18 to 24 years studying at the Faculty of Health Sciences during the specified period. The sample size was calculated using the G Power computer program. Using a power analysis at the α=0.05 level, the effect size was calculated as 150, 153 (d=0.8), and the working power was calculated as 90%, indicating that at least 68 students should be included in the sample. Students meeting the research criteria and agreeing to participate in the study will be randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The socio-demographic data of the students in the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Visual Analog Scale to assess students' pain, and the Menstrual Symptom Scale to measure menstrual symptoms, prepared by the researcher in accordance with the literature, will be used.
Official title: Investigation of The Effect of Video-Assisted Laughter Yoga on Pain and Menstrual Symptoms in Primary Dysmenorrhea
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 24 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
68
Start Date
2024-12-30
Completion Date
2026-04-22
Last Updated
2026-04-07
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Session 1: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 2: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 3: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 4: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 5: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 6: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 7: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 8: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 9: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 10: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 11: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 12: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 13: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 14: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 15: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 16: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 17: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 18: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 19: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 20: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 21: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 22: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 23: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Session 24: Laughter Yoga
Each session includes hand clapping and warm-up exercises, deep breathing techniques, childlike playfulness activities, structured laughter exercises, and a brief relaxation phase.
Locations (1)
KTO Karatay Üniversitesi
Konya, Karatay, Turkey (Türkiye)