Effect of Laughie on Pain Anxiety and Pain Level in Second-Degree Burn Patients
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Laughie.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Burn, Second Degree Burns. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Effect of Laughie Exercise on Pain Anxiety and Pain Level in Second-Degree Burn Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Overview
Burn injuries are traumatic conditions that seriously affect individuals' quality of life, both physically and psychologically. Second-degree burns, in particular, affect the superficial and/or deep layers of the dermis, causing intense pain and extensive tissue damage. Pain in burn patients is not only physical; it combines with emotional stress, fear, and uncertainty to increase anxiety levels. This study is a parallel group-randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate the effects of the Laughie exercise, administered prior to dressing changes in individuals diagnosed with second-degree burns, on post-dressing pain anxiety levels and pain intensity.
Interventions
- Other Laughie
One alternative and complementary medicine approach that has gained attention is the Laughie technique, also known as guided laughter exercise. Laughie enables individuals to laugh in a controlled manner using their own voice, targeting the physiological and psychological benefits of laughter. In this study, Laughie involves recording a one-minute video of the patient's natural laughter. Before the dressing change, patients watch this video and accompany their laughter to support autonomic nerv
Primary outcome measures
- 1. Burn Specific Pain Anxiety [Time frame: Change from baseline scores at the end of 15 minutes.]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) [Time frame: Change from baseline scores at the end of 15 minutes.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- 18 years of age and over
- Having a second degree burn
- Arriving for the second dressing change on the unit
- To agree to participate in the research
Exclusion criteria
- In multiple burns, a burn degree other than the second degree on any part of the body
- A maximum of 96 hours have elapsed since the burn injury
- To have come to the dressing in repetitions other than the second dressing
- Inability to tolerate the Laughie exercise
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Hacettepe University — Ankara
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07386821 · TABED 2-25-1864