The Effects of a Nurse-led Community-based Sailing Programme on Resilience of School-aged Children With Autism: An RCT

The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of a nurse-led community-based sailing programme on resilience of school-aged children with autism in inclusive education. Does intervention improve the resilience of participants? Does intervention improve the quality of life, self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and social functioning outcomes of participants? Researchers will compare the effect of intervention (community-based sailing programme) to the attention control group (Crafting activities) at baseline, post-intervention, and at 3-month and 9-month follow-ups. Participants will: Participants in the intervention group will participate in a nurse-led community-based sailing programme over six days, with each day consisting of 4 sessions, each lasting an hour, for a total of 24 hours. Participants in the attention control group will engage in crafting activities with minimal difficulty, focusing on maintaining attention without any emotional or reflective discussions.

NCT Number	NCT07056387
Lead Sponsor	Chinese University of Hong Kong Collaborators: Sailability Hong Kong
Conditions	Autism Spectrum Disorder, Resilience
Enrollment	184 participants
Start Date	2025-07-18
Primary Completion	2026-01-17 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-09-17 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-05-13