"The Effect of Humor and Laughter on C Reactive Protein: A Pilot Study"

Loma Linda University48 enrolled

Overview

The study is to see if watching humor and laughing can affect CRP levels in healthy individuals. This is a randomized controlled trial.

Subjects will be…males and females: students, employees, and members of the community. 5\. "Subjects will be between \_\_\_18\_ and \_\_\_99\_ years of age." 6\. "In total, subject participation will last approximately \_\_\_1 day for 90 minutes\_ 7\. "Subjects will be recruited \_by word of mouth at the Loma Linda University Campus and surrounding communities\_\_\_." 8\. "Consent will take place \_by investigators in Nichol Hall Room A620/A640\_\_\_." 9\. If Multi-center: 10\. If Single center or investigator-initiated: "\_60\_\_ subjects will participate in the study."

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

humorBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 99 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 18-99 yrs , healthy individuals Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years old, or over 99 years old, non healthy individuals

Locations (1)

Nichol Hall Room A640

Loma Linda, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

CRP level

Time frame: change in CRP levels over 3 time frames (baseine, immediately after intervention, and 30 minutes later)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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