Effect of Laughie on Pain Anxiety and Pain Level in Second-Degree Burn Patients (LA-PAP)

Hacettepe University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Second Degree Burns; Burn

Treatments: Other: Laughie

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07386821

TABED 2-25-1864

Details and patient eligibility

About

Burn injuries are traumatic conditions that seriously affect individuals' quality of life, both physically and psychologically. Second-degree burns, in particular, affect the superficial and/or deep layers of the dermis, causing intense pain and extensive tissue damage. Pain in burn patients is not only physical; it combines with emotional stress, fear, and uncertainty to increase anxiety levels.

This study is a parallel group-randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate the effects of the Laughie exercise, administered prior to dressing changes in individuals diagnosed with second-degree burns, on post-dressing pain anxiety levels and pain intensity.

Enrollment: 88 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age and over
• Having a second degree burn
• Arriving for the second dressing change on the unit
• To agree to participate in the research

Exclusion criteria

• In multiple burns, a burn degree other than the second degree on any part of the body
• A maximum of 96 hours have elapsed since the burn injury
• To have come to the dressing in repetitions other than the second dressing
• Inability to tolerate the Laughie exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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88 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Laughie

Treatment:

Other: Laughie

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Control: Second-degree burn patients. For patients presenting for their second dressing change, standard dressing change prosedures will be applied. The study procedure will include the following steps: (1) collection of descriptive characteristics; (2) assessment of pain severity and pain anxiety levels 5-10 minutes before the dressing change; (3) application of the dressing; (4) reassessment of pain severity and pain anxiety levels five minutes after the procedure.