Laughter is the best medicine: comedy cuts Post-Surgery pain and worry

NCT ID NCT06805058

First seen Feb 21, 2026 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 11 times

Summary

This study looked at whether watching comedy shows (comedy therapy) could help patients feel less pain and anxiety after a type of kidney stone surgery called Uretero-Renoscopy. 110 adults who had the surgery took part. The goal was to see if laughter could be a simple, drug-free way to improve recovery.

Disclaimer Read more

This is a summary of the original study . Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes no responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for SURGERY are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Bitlis Eren University

    Bitlis, 13100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Conditions

Explore the condition pages connected to this study.