Laughter Yoga on Pain and Comfort in Individuals Diagnosed With Migraine

Examination of the Effect of Laughter Yoga on Pain and Comfort in Individuals Diagnosed With Migraine

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05407402

Enrollment

Registered

2022-06-07

Start date

2022-06-01

Completion date

2022-07-15

Last updated

2022-06-07

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Conditions

Pain, Head

Keywords

laughter yoga,, funny videos,, migraine,, pain,, comfort

Brief summary

In individuals diagnosed with migraine, laughter yoga will be performed for 45 minutes, 3 times a week for 1 month. the other application group will watch funny videos for 45 minutes, 3 times a week for 1 month.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALlaughter yoga practice

To reduce the pain and increase the comfort of individuals diagnosed with migraine with these planned interventions.

BEHAVIORALwatching funny videos

To reduce the pain and increase the comfort of individuals diagnosed with migraine with these planned interventions.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Being older than 18 years of age * Having been diagnosed with migraine for at least one year * Having no mental disability

Exclusion criteria

* individuals using pain relievers * individuals who have done laughter yoga before

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Laughter yoga changes pain	2 month	Visual Pain Scale: The pain scores of the patients will be measured after the pre-test and the 4th week using the visual pain scale.
Laughter yoga changes comfort.	2 month	The General Comfort Scale The General Comfort Scale scores of the patients will be measured after the pre-test and the 4th week using the comfort scale.

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
Watching funny videos changes pain	2 month	Visual Pain Scale: The pain scores of the patients will be measured after the pre-test and the 4th week using the visual pain scale.
Watching funny videos changes comfort.	2 month	The General Comfort Scale The General Comfort Scale scores of the patients will be measured after the pre-test and the 4th week using the comfort scale.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026