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Sustainable Improvement of INTERprofessional Care for Better Resident Outcomes

NCT06473051 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-02-25

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Summary

INTERCARE is an interprofessional nurse-led care model developed specifically for long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Switzerland that has been shown to successfully reduce unplanned transfers for residents. INTERCARE proved both effective in reducing unplanned transfers to the hospital but also more costly than the usual care. To sustainably implement evidence-base practices or programs such as INTERCARE on a large scale, implementation research studies are needed to assess fitting implementation strategies. Given that the INTERCARE study demonstrated replicability of the INTERCARE model in eleven LTCFs, showing clinical effectiveness, high acceptability, feasibility and LTCF' fidelity to the core components, the INTERSCALE study is the next step to reach scalability in a broader context of a cost-effective solution when supporting the implementation.

Conditions

  • Unplanned Hospitalizations

Interventions

OTHER

Original set

The original set of implementation strategies will include the same strategies as applied in the INTERCARE study by the research group but will be updated to fit the current practice field.

OTHER

Adapted set

The adapted set of implementation strategies will contain similar implementation strategies that are expected to achieve the same outcomes as the first set, but with less resources required (for instance, by providing group coaching sessions rather than single sessions).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Basel

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-01
Primary Completion
2026-10-31
Completion
2027-10-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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