The effect of laughter therapy on the severity of Depression symptoms

The Effect of Laughter Therapy Using Virtual Reality on the severity of Signs of Depression in Patients with Major Depression Disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200622047890N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-12-18

Start date

2020-07-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-01-05

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Conditions

Major Depression Disorder. Major depressive disorder, single episode

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: the experimental group received 10 sessions, 30 minutes twice a week, including comic shorts, funny cameras, hidden cameras, stand-up comedy, movies and animations

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Hospitalization with the diagnosis of major depressive disorder based on the diagnosis of a psychiatrist and registration in the file Full consent to participate in research Availability of patients to participate in the study The lack of visual and auditory disease according to history and medical history

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Beck Depression Inventory score. Timepoint: Measurement of depression severity by Beck Depression Inventory, before the intervention and after the intervention and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKamal Ebrahimi

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

kamal.ebrahimi95@gmail.com+98 914 850 9005

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026