Effect of laughter for prevention of development or exacerbation of lifestyle diseases: Intervention study

Effect of laughter for prevention of development or exacerbation of lifestyle diseases: Intervention study - Effect of laughter for prevention of lifestyle diseases: randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000025987

Enrollment

Registered

2017-03-31

Start date

2017-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Lifestyle disease (metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, hypertension)

Interventions

Same intervention program is conducted on 0-3 month for early intervention group and 4-6 month for later intervention group. Intervention program is 90 minutes each, once a week, 10 times and the cont

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Those who live around Okayama city and able to participate in the program 2. Those who have metabolic syndrome or suspicious to have it. 3. Those who are able to do light physical activity 4. Those who understand and consent with participation to the study after the enough explanation of the study purpose and contents.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who have history of stroke or coronary heart disease (They are able to participate if primary doctor allow the participation)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
HbA1c (rapid determination)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactEri Eguchi

Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Public health

eri_eguchi@okayama-u.ac.jp086-235-7184

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026