Effects of Laugh-yoga Intervention on Mood and Quality of Life Among Oncologic Patients in a Oncologic Clinic Setting.

July 9, 2010 updated by: Wolfson Medical Center

Effects of Laugh-yoga Intervention on Mood and Quality of Life Among Oncologic Patients

Previous studies report low levels of mood and of quality of life among cancer patients. Laugh has been proved to improve mood and immune system function. The investigators propose to assess in a prospective randomised case-control study the affects of laugh-yoga intervention on mood levels and quality of life among cancer patients in a cancer clinic. The main hypothesis is that patients in laugh-yoga group will report higher mood and quality o life levels after intervention in comparison with no-intervention group. The second hypothesis is that immune system is the mediator of the effects of laugh-yoga intervention on mood and quality of life.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • oncologic patients treated in oncologic clinic in Wolfson MC,
  • must be able to participate in Laugh Yoga session

Exclusion Criteria:

  • psychiatric or cognitive impairment,
  • deterioration in physical status,
  • treatment discontinuation

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: CROSSOVER
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Laugh yoga
experimental laugh yoga
Other: Laugh Yoga
1 hour including laugh, respiratory exercises and guided imagination by a group instructor specialized in laugh yoga

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Quality of Life Questionnaire - QLQ-C30 & Positive-Negative Affect
Time Frame: Participants will fill QLQ-C30 & Positive -Negative Affect will be assessed before intervention and after three laugh - yoga sessions (that is after three weeks)
Participants will fill QLQ-C30 & Positive -Negative Affect will be assessed before intervention and after three laugh - yoga sessions (that is after three weeks)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Blood analysis for WBC, CRP, T&B Lymphocytes
Time Frame: Before intervention and after three laugh-yoga interventions, that is after three weeks.
Before intervention and after three laugh-yoga interventions, that is after three weeks.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Wolfson Medical Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2010

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

September 1, 2010

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

December 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 1, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 2, 2010

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

July 5, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

July 12, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 9, 2010

Last Verified

July 1, 2010

More Information

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0073-10-WOMC

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