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The Effect of Laughter Therapy On The Food Craving
The Effect of Laughter Therapy On The Food Craving in Young Women With Premenstrual Syndrome
- Status
- Status unknown
- Registry ID
- NCT05796869
- Type
- Interventional (tests a treatment)
- Phase
- NA
- Conditions
- PMS, LAUGHTER, Food Habits
- What is tested
- Assigned Interventions (behavioral)
- Sponsor
- Sinop University
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Participants
- 90 (planned)
- Start
- 2023-11-20
- Completion
- 2024-01-30
- Last update
- 2023-12-26
About the study
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is characterized by physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms in the luteal phase that significantly disrupt women's daily lives, including work and personal activities, and resolve spontaneously within a few days of the onset of menstruation. The premenstrual syndrome causes emotional eating, excessive consumption of certain foods, and increased appetite. These unhealthy eating patterns in eating behavior affect health negatively. Women with PMS have an increased appetite and food cravings. It has been stated that the increase in appetite and food cravings are reduced by laughter therapy. Thus, the laughter therapy method, which has no side effects in PMS and negative eating behaviors, can be used and recommended or applied by health professionals.
Summary from ClinicalTrials.gov.