Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
The Effect of Laughter Yoga Applied to Nursing Students on Exam Anxiety and Spirituality
Lead Sponsor:
Kırıkkale University
Conditions:
Exam Stress
Anxiety
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-30 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is planned as a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of laughter yoga on the exam anxiety and spirituality levels of nursing students. The research will be conducted with 100...
Detailed Description
Research Hypotheses: Laughter yoga reduces exam anxiety in nursing students. Laughter yoga increases the spirituality levels of nursing students. This research aims to examine the effects of laughter...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Being a 2nd-year student in the Nursing Department
- Able to speak and understand Turkish
- Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study
- No visual or hearing impairments
- No history of psychiatric illness
- No current or past use of psychotropic medication
Exclusion
- Refusal to participate in the study
- Inability to speak or understand Turkish
- Diagnosed psychiatric illness and/or use of psychotropic agents
- Previous participation in laughter yoga
- Physical limitations or respiratory problems preventing yoga practice
- Difficulty in performing breathing exercises due to conditions such as septum deviation
- Abdominal surgery within the past 6 months
- Drop-out Criteria:
- Failure to attend any of the laughter yoga sessions
- Receiving a new diagnosis that contraindicates laughter yoga during the 4-week intervention period
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 24 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 27 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
36 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06943430
Start Date
February 24 2025
End Date
April 27 2026
Last Update
December 3 2025
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Kirikkale University
Kırıkkale, Turkey, Turkey (Türkiye), 71450