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The Effects of a Nurse-led Community-based Sailing Programme on Resilience of School-aged Children With Autism
Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Summary
The goal of this pilot RCT is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the community-based sailing program and to assess the preliminary effects before the main RCT, given the literature on sailing for children with ASD has not yet been established. 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 community-based sailing to the attention control group at baseline, following randomisation, and post-intervention 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.
Official title: The Effects of a Nurse-led Community-based Sailing Programme on Resilience of School-aged Children With Autism: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
7 Years - 12 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
36
Start Date
2025-07-14
Completion Date
2025-09-30
Last Updated
2025-07-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Community-based sailing
A nurse-led community-based sailing programme is validated by an expert panel including professionals from various fields, such as a registered nurse, academia, and qualified sailing instructors, delivered in a group of 6 participants, incorporating experiential learning, with the aid of materials including dinghies with Universal design, safety boats, buoys, buoyancy aids, supplementing with a waterproof sailing booklet. The intervention is developed and facilitated by a registered nurse (principal investigator).
Crafting activities
Participants in the attention control group will participate in crafting activities. Activities match the time and attention dedicated by the intervention group. Activities are designed to have no impact on resilience.
Locations (1)
The Nethersole School of Nursing, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong