Effects of Comedy Therapy on Pain and Comfort Levels in Liver Transplant Recipients

Bitlis Eren University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Liver Transplant; Complications; Care Acceptor, Health; Pain, Postoperative

Treatments: Other: comedy therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06816628

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Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of watching excerpts from classical Turkish comedy films on pain and comfort levels in liver transplant recipients during the postoperative period.

H1-0: Watching classical Turkish comedy films has no effect on postoperative pain in liver transplant recipients.

H1-1: Watching classical Turkish comedy films reduces postoperative pain in liver transplant recipients.

H2-0: Watching classical Turkish comedy films has no effect on postoperative comfort levels in liver transplant recipients.

H2-1: Watching classical Turkish comedy films increases postoperative comfort levels in liver transplant recipients.

Full description

Intervention Group A patient introduction form, numerical rating scale and general comfort scale were applied as a pre-test after transplantation surgery. After patients came to the clinic after transplantation surgery and their condition was stable, 10-minute Turkish comedy films prepared by the researchers were shown. After the intervention, a numerical rating scale and general comfort scale were applied as a post-test. While patients watched the comedy films, a quiet and calm environment was provided in the patient room.

Control Group A patient introduction form, numerical rating scale and general comfort scale were applied as a pre-test after transplantation surgery. No intervention was made to the control group patients outside of the clinical protocol. After patients came to the clinic after liver transplantation and their condition was stable, the numerical rating scale and general comfort scale were applied again.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being over 18 years of age,
• Being a liver transplant recipient,
• Data obtained after transplantation,
• Not having any visual or auditory problems.

Exclusion criteria

• Being under 18 years of age,
• Having any visual/auditory problems,
• Not accepting to participate in the study/wanting to leave,
• Not providing hemodynamic instability (sudden change in vital signs, etc.)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

A patient introduction form, numerical rating scale and general comfort scale were applied as a pre-test after transplantation surgery. After patients came to the clinic after transplantation surgery and their condition was stable, 10-minute Turkish comedy films prepared by the researchers were shown. After the intervention, a numerical rating scale and general comfort scale were applied as a post-test. While patients watched the comedy films, a quiet and calm environment was provided in the patient room.

Treatment:

Other: comedy therapy

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

A patient introduction form, numerical rating scale and general comfort scale were applied as a pre-test after transplantation surgery. No intervention was made to the control group patients outside of the clinical protocol. After patients came to the clinic after liver transplantation and their condition was stable, the numerical rating scale and general comfort scale were applied again.