UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000025987
Receipt number R000029868
Scientific Title Effect of laughter for prevention of development or exacerbation of lifestyle diseases: Intervention study
Date of disclosure of the study information 2017/03/31
Last modified on 2017/02/03 13:38:39

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Basic information

Public title

Effect of laughter for prevention of development or exacerbation of lifestyle diseases: Intervention study

Acronym

Effect of laughter for prevention of lifestyle diseases: randomized controlled trial

Scientific Title

Effect of laughter for prevention of development or exacerbation of lifestyle diseases: Intervention study

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effect of laughter for prevention of lifestyle diseases: randomized controlled trial

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Lifestyle disease (metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, hypertension)

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To examine the effect of laughter on HbA1c, blood pressure, and stress markers.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

HbA1c (rapid determination)

Key secondary outcomes



Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Cross-over

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -but assessor(s) are blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

Same intervention program is conducted on 0-3 month for early intervention group and 4-6 month for later intervention group. Intervention program is 90 minutes each, once a week, 10 times and the contents are as follows.
1. Small lecture about laughter and health and diabetes
2. Increasing the chance of laughter in the program of Laughter yoga and sit-down comedy
3. Increasing the chance of laughter trough communication with other participants in the program
4. Increasing the chance of laughter through introducing the event, movie, books regarding laughter.
*Laughter yoga is the combination health management methods of laughter as an exercise and breathing of yoga. People are able to experience laughter without laughable emotion. We applied laughter yoga since it is easy to practice for public.

Interventions/Control_2

Participants live as usual for another half of the research period.

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit

40 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

75 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. Those who live around Okayama city and able to participate in the program
2. Those who have metabolic syndrome or suspicious to have it.
3. Those who are able to do light physical activity
4. Those who understand and consent with participation to the study after the enough explanation of the study purpose and contents.

Key exclusion criteria

Those who have history of stroke or coronary heart disease (They are able to participate if primary doctor allow the participation)

Target sample size

60


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Eri Eguchi

Organization

Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Division name

Department of Public health

Zip code


Address

Shikata cho 2-5-1

TEL

086-235-7184

Email

eri_eguchi@okayama-u.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Eri Eguchi

Organization

Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Division name

Department of Public health

Zip code


Address

Shikata cho 2-5-1

TEL

086-235-7184

Homepage URL


Email

eri_eguchi@okayama-u.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development : AMED

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2017 Year 03 Month 31 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


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Results Delayed


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Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


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IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Open public recruiting

Date of protocol fixation

2017 Year 04 Month 01 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2017 Year 04 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date


Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2017 Year 02 Month 03 Day

Last modified on

2017 Year 02 Month 03 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000029868


Research Plan
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