Sustainable Improvement of INTERprofessional Care for Better Resident Outcomes

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.

NCT Number	NCT06473051
Lead Sponsor	University of Basel
Conditions	Unplanned Hospitalizations
Enrollment	40 participants
Start Date	2024-07-01
Primary Completion	2026-10-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-10-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-02-25