Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Feasibility and Effects of Laughter-imitation Therapy (LIT)
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Aging Well
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: The mental wellbeing of the institutional population has to be promoted, particularly after the serious hit by the pandemic. Objectives: 1. To develop a LIT intervention to promote menta...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- i. aged ≥65 years, ii. living in institutions for ≥6 months and will continue to live there for ≥6 months, iii. no communication problems, iv. cognitively capable (screened by 5-min Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) \> age-and-education specific cutoff at 7th-percentile).
Exclusion
- i. facial paralysis or paralysed Zygomaticus major muscle or orbicularis oculi muscle, ii. hearing problem that prevent them from following audio recording, iii. undergoing oxygen therapy that may hinder their practice, iv. those with undiagnosed depression but is detected by screening with Geriatric Depression Scale ≥ 8 (they will be referred to professional service).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 6 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 31 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06204562
Start Date
September 6 2023
End Date
January 31 2026
Last Update
March 28 2025
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Community
Hong Kong, Hong Kong