Impact of Humor Prescription on the Emotional Well-being of Patients With Medically Unexplained Symptoms: A Quasi-experimental Study

Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Treatments

Other: Humor therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07007013

CSAPG-75

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to study the effectiveness of the intervention for medically unexplained symptoms(MUS) in terms of changes in emotional well-being before and after the intervention (humor therapy)

Enrollment

28 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Participants may be included in the trial if they meet all of the following inclusion criteria:
Men and women over 18 years of age.
Diagnosed with the condition under study (see Section 2: Definitions).
Expected to undergo follow-up for their condition at the study center.
Ability to participate in the required assessments.
Legal capacity to provide informed consent.
Signed informed consent for inclusion in the study, either by the participant or their legal representative.

Exclusion criteria

Participants will be excluded if they meet any of the following exclusion criteria:
Participants diagnosed with any of the following conditions:
Severe mental health disorder, as determined by the investigator
Cognitive impairment of any etiology, as recorded in the medical history
Treatment for the condition under study using community-based resources prescribed in Primary Care within the past 6 months.
Cognitive or affective disorders that limit the ability to comply with study procedures.
Participation in another study involving an experimental intervention during the period of the present trial and/or requiring visit schedules that are incompatible with this trial.