Laughter YogaNCT07421336
Effects of Laughter Yoga in Older Adults
A study testing Lughter yoga in people with Laughter Yoga, run by Ankara University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 60 to 90 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Laughter Yoga
- What is being tested?
- Lughter yoga
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 70 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 3 Dec 2025to 30 Jun 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 60 to 90 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Not having a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's or dementia.
- Not having a diagnosis of mental disorder
- Being 65 years and older
- Literacy
- Not having communication problems that would prevent answering the data collection form.
- Volunteering to participate in the research
Who cannot join
- Having a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's or dementia.
- Having a diagnosis of mental disorder
- Being under 60 years of age
- Illiteracy
- Having communication problems that prevent one from answering the data collection form.
- Not volunteering to participate in the research.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Ankara University Faculty of Nursing
Ankara
Fatma Sena Albayrak, graduate student, +90 552 366 2976, senaalbayrak2976@gmail.com
About this study
Official title: EFFECTS OF LAUGHTER YOGA ON PSYCHOLOGİCAL WELL-BEING AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN OLDER ADULTS
The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults.
Read the detailed description
Laughter yoga is a non-invasive and non-pharmacological intervention method that combines laughter, yoga and breathing techniques. Laughter yoga, which is accepted as a nursing intervention, has become one of the increasingly used methods among complementary health approaches. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults. The study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study with pretest-posttest measurements. The research will be conducted with a total of 70 older adults, 35 experimental and 35 control. The data of the study will be collected using the Introductory Information Form, Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (Short Form) and Psychological Well-Being Scale in the Elderly. The data will be analyzed with the SPSS package program.
- Conditions
- Laughter Yoga
- Being tested
- Lughter yoga
- Keywords
- laughter yoga, older adults, psychlogical well-being, depressive symptoms
- Medical subject headings
- Depression
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Lughter yogaOther
The study divided the intervention and control groups. Participants in the intervention group will be given laughter yoga.
Data collection tools will be administered as pre-tests to both the intervention and control groups. After the laughter yoga sessions are completed, data collection tools will be administered again as post-tests to both groups.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Laughter yoga | Experimental | This group will undergo laughter yoga intervention. Receives: Other: Lughter yoga |
| control group | No intervention | No intervention will be made against this group. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
geriatric depression scale - short form
The scale consists of fifteen questions, which are answered with "yes/no". The scale results indicate that a score of 0-4 does not indicate depression, 5-8 indicates mild depression, 9-11 indicates moderate depression, and 12-15 indicates severe depression.
Measured: eight weeks
Psychological Well-being Scale for the Elderly (YPİOÖ)
The scale, consisting of fifteen questions, is a 5-point Likert type.
1 point is answered as "strongly disagree" and 5 points as "strongly agree". Items 8 and 13 are reverse-scored.
The minimum score on the scale is 15, and the maximum score is 75. According to the scores obtained from the scale, a score of 60-75 indicates high psychological well-being, a score of 45-59 indicates moderate psychological well-being, and a score of 15-44 indicates low psychological well-being.
Measured: eight weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Feb 2026
- Study start3 Dec 2025
- Primary completion30 May 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Jun 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Laughter YogaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Ankara UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Model description
- Randomised controlled trials
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ankara University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Fatma Sena Albayrak, Ankara University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07421336
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- AnkaraU-SBE-FSA-01
- Status last verified
- Feb 2026
- First submitted
- 12 Feb 2026
- Last updated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 4 Mar 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- EFFECTS OF LAUGHTER YOGA ON PSYCHOLOGİCAL WELL-BEING AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN OLDER ADULTS
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07421336
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- AnkaraU-SBE-FSA-01
- Conditions
- Laughter Yoga
- Keywords
- laughter yoga, older adults, psychlogical well-being, depressive symptoms
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Ankara UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 3 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 May 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 19 Feb 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults.
Detailed description
Laughter yoga is a non-invasive and non-pharmacological intervention method that combines laughter, yoga and breathing techniques. Laughter yoga, which is accepted as a nursing intervention, has become one of the increasingly used methods among complementary health approaches. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of laughter yoga on psychological well-being and depressive symptoms in older adults. The study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study with pretest-posttest measurements. The research will be conducted with a total of 70 older adults, 35 experimental and 35 control. The data of the study will be collected using the Introductory Information Form, Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (Short Form) and Psychological Well-Being Scale in the Elderly. The data will be analyzed with the SPSS package program.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Randomised controlled trials
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Laughter yoga | Experimental | Other: Lughter yogaThis group will undergo laughter yoga intervention. |
| control group | No intervention | –No intervention will be made against this group. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 60 to 90 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Not having a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's or dementia.
- Not having a diagnosis of mental disorder
- Being 65 years and older
- Literacy
- Not having communication problems that would prevent answering the data collection form.
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Having a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's or dementia.
- Having a diagnosis of mental disorder
- Being under 60 years of age
- Illiteracy
- Having communication problems that prevent one from answering the data collection form.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Lughter yogaThe study divided the intervention and control groups. Participants in the intervention group will be given laughter yoga. Data collection tools will be administered as pre-tests to both the intervention and control groups. After the laughter yoga sessions are completed, data collection tools will be administered again as post-tests to both groups. | Other | Laughter yoga |
Primary outcome
geriatric depression scale - short form
Time frame: eight weeks
The scale consists of fifteen questions, which are answered with "yes/no". The scale results indicate that a score of 0-4 does not indicate depression, 5-8 indicates mild depression, 9-11 indicates moderate depression, and 12-15 indicates severe depression.
Psychological Well-being Scale for the Elderly (YPİOÖ)
Time frame: eight weeks
The scale, consisting of fifteen questions, is a 5-point Likert type. 1 point is answered as "strongly disagree" and 5 points as "strongly agree". Items 8 and 13 are reverse-scored. The minimum score on the scale is 15, and the maximum score is 75. According to the scores obtained from the scale, a score of 60-75 indicates high psychological well-being, a score of 45-59 indicates moderate psychological well-being, and a score of 15-44 indicates low psychological well-being.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 4 Mar 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Lughter yoga in people with Laughter Yoga, run by Ankara University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Mar 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Fatma Sena Albayrak (+90 552-366-2976, senaalbayrak2976@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
geriatric depression scale - short form (time frame: eight weeks). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Mar 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.