Clinical trial NCT06816628: Effects of Comedy Therapy on Pain and Comfort Levels in Liver Transplant Recipients
Official title: Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor Şerafettin OKUTAN, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bitlis Eren University
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Liver Transplant; Complications
Pain, Postoperative
Care Acceptor, Health
Keywords: pain
comfort
transplant
liver
post-operatif
Lead sponsor: Bitlis Eren University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-02-10
Enrollment: 120
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Intervention model description: It will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study in a pre-testpost- test control group experimental model.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: 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.

Detailed 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.

Eligibility criteria: 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.)

Primary outcomes:
measure: pain level
timeFrame: It will take approximately 5 minutes
measure: comfort level
timeFrame: It will take approximately 30 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bitlis
country: Turkey
facility: Bitlis Eren University
Study officials:
affiliation: Study Principal Investigator Bitlis Eren University
name: Şerafettin OKUTAN, Dr.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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