Laughter yoga: a new prescription for diabetes comfort?
NCT ID NCT07271706
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test whether a 4-week laughter yoga program can improve self-management and comfort in 80 adults with type 2 diabetes. Participants will attend twice-weekly 40-minute sessions led by a certified facilitator. The goal is to see if this fun, low-cost activity can boost diabetes control and overall well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- laughter yoga
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help people with type 2 diabetes feel more comfortable and better manage their condition.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no control group, so results may not be conclusive. The benefits of laughter yoga may be modest or not last long-term.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 months and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria * Diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes * Age 18 years or older * Willingness to participate in the Laughter Yoga intervention * Ability to read and comprehend Turkish Exclusion Criteria * Diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes * Participation in individual psychotherapy or group-based psychological intervention programs * Experience of a recent loss within the past month (e.g., death, divorce) * Presence of any psychiatric diagnosis * Use of psychiatric medication * Severe visual or hearing impairment preventing active participation in the intervention * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Limitations in reading or comprehending Turkish
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