Clinical trial NCT05942131: The Effect of Group-Based Laughter Yoga on Midwifery Students
Official title: The Effect of Group-Based Laughter Yoga on the Level of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Depression Experienced by Midwifery Students After the Earthquake
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Laughter Yoga
Keywords: secondary trauma
depression
midwifery student
earthquake
Lead sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-07-12
Enrollment: 84
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Single blind randomized controlled trial
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: This study was planned to determine the effect of laughter yoga on the secondary traumatic stress and depression levels experienced by midwifery students due to the use of social media after the earthquake. The universe of the research will be the third year students of Health Sciences University Hamidiye Health Sciences Faculty Midwifery Department (N:84).

A total of 8 sessions of laughter yoga, 2 sessions per week, will be applied to midwifery students in the intervention group of the research. It will be determined as intervention (n:42) and control (n:42) groups. "Descriptive Information Form", "Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale for Social Media Users" and "Beck Depression Inventory" will be applied to both groups.

Detailed description: It was planned to determine the effect of laughter yoga on the secondary traumatic stress and depression levels experienced by midwifery students due to the use of social media after the earthquake. The study will be implemented according to the CONSORT 2010 guidelines.

The research will be carried out in Health Sciences University, Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences, Midwifery department classroom. In pre-research classrooms; An environment with good lighting, sound systems and allowing individuals to move comfortably will be arranged. Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences Midwifery Department 3rd year students who volunteered to participate in the study will be determined as the intervention (n:42) and control (n:42) groups with the numbers assigned by the researchers via the https://www.randomizer.org/ site. An introductory information form will be applied to all students. A total of 8 sessions of laughter yoga, 2 sessions per week, will be applied to midwifery students in the intervention group of the research. Laughter yoga will be practiced by researchers with leadership certification. Each session will take an average of 45 minutes. Each session will consist of groups of 7 people. Before starting the laughter yoga session, an information meeting will be held with midwifery students who volunteered to participate in the study and were assigned to the intervention group. Midwifery students will be administered "Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale for Social Media Users" and "Beck Depression Inventory" before and 4-6 weeks after the application. No intervention will be applied to the control group midwives, and "Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale for Social Media Users" and "Beck Depression Inventory" will be administered again when they are included in the study and 4-6 weeks later.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being an active student in the 3rd year of Health Sciences University, Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery
* Volunteering to participate in research

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having a psychiatric diagnosis

Primary outcomes:
measure: Introductory Information Form
timeFrame: 1 hour before laughter yoga practice
measure: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
timeFrame: 1 hour before laughter yoga practice
measure: Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale for Social Media Users
timeFrame: 1 hour before laughter yoga practice
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
timeFrame: 4-6 weeks after application
measure: Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale for Social Media Users
timeFrame: 4-6 weeks after application
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: University of Health Sciences
state: Uskudar
Study officials:
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