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N/ACompleted· 40 enrolled
Drug / intervention
30 Minute Comedy Video +1 moreother
Likely dose
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Social Laughter's Effect on Pain Tolerance

University of Texas at Austin·interventional·Posted Sep 12, 2016·Updated Apr 8, 2021

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating 30 Minute Comedy Video and 30 Minute Documentary Video for Pain. Completed, enrolled 40 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

The purpose of this study is first to investigate the effect of a controlled intervention with a comedy video on pain tolerance in a social setting while quantitatively measuring laughter in a young healthy population experiencing delayed onset muscle soreness. The comedy intervention will be compared to a control of watching a documentary. The second aim is to examine to what extent various methods of eliciting pain would cause physiological responses that confound the interpretation of a pain stimulus.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsPain
CountriesUnited States
Collaborators--

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedSep 12, 2016
Enrollment StartAug 1, 2016
Primary CompletionSep 1, 2017
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 1.1 yearsPosted 9.8 years ago

Interventions

30 Minute Comedy Videoother

The intervention is a 30 minute video of a comedy

30 Minute Documentary Videoother

The intervention is a 30 minute video of an uninteresting documentary