Sailing therapy: a new wind for psychiatric care?

NCT ID NCT07354633

Symptom relief Sponsor: Centre hospitalier de Ville-Evrard, France Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether sailing can help people with psychiatric disorders feel better. Forty adults in France will either take sailing lessons or continue their usual care. Researchers will measure changes in quality of life, mental well-being, and self-esteem to see if sailing makes a difference.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: sailing
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a fun, drug-free way to boost mental well-being and self-esteem for people with psychiatric disorders.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 people. The results may not apply to everyone, and the benefits of sailing might be no better than standard care.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 40 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Obtaining free and informed consent to the research project * User over 18 years old and living in the 93 * Living with a psychic or neurodevelopmental disorder * Supported by the RPS 93 platform * Have obtained a medical certificate of fitness for sailing including competition (only for the sailing group) * Knowing French language ( how to read and write) * Clinical condition stabilized for less than three months despite taking medication Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Psychiatric decompensation

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Psychiatric disorder are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

psychiatric disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Psychiatric disorder

How to take part

Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.

The places running it

2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
The official record

ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

Open the record ↗
A doctor treating you

A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Sailing therapy: a new wind for psychiatric care?

What the study statuses mean