The effect of laughter therapy in patients with gastrointestinal cancers

The effect of laughter therapy on anxiety in patients with gastrointestinal cancers undergoing chemotherapy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200819048458N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-10-07

Start date

2019-08-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-11-09

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Conditions

Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs. Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group, laughter therapy performed with comedy videos and humorous clips for 30 minutes once a day for 3 consecutive days. Intervention 2: Contro

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness to participate in the study Having a gastrointestinal cancers Existence of anxiety based on visual analog scale Do not have audible and visual problems Do not use radiotherapy along with chemotherapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Discharge from the hospital Death of the patient Absence of the patient in laughter therapy sessions even once increase or decrease the dose of anxiety medication during the intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety in patients undergoing chemotherapy. Timepoint: 30 min before and 30 min after laughter therapy in both groups and daily for three days. Method of measurement: spilberger anxiety questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehdi Ajri-khameslou

Ardabil University of Medical Sciences

ajri.mehdi@gmail.com+98 45 3372 6085

Outcome results

None listed

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