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

Wolfson Medical Center (WMC)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Neoplasms

Treatments: Other: Laugh Yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01156935

0073-10-WOMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 1 patient group

Laugh yoga

Experimental group

Description:

experimental laugh yoga

Treatment:

Other: Laugh Yoga