Can a Nurse-Led program keep nursing home residents out of the hospital?
NCT ID NCT06473051
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a nurse-led care model, called INTERCARE, can be successfully expanded to more nursing homes in Switzerland to reduce unplanned hospital visits for residents. Researchers will work with 40 nursing homes to see how well they follow the program and whether it is cost-effective. The goal is to improve care for older adults while avoiding unnecessary hospital stays.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Study inclusion/exclusion criteria are based on level of participant: 1. LTCF Inclusion criteria: \- Located within German-speaking part of Switzerland \- ≥ 20 long-term care beds on the cantonal list of LTCFs (or a cooperation of smaller LTCFs with a total of at least 20 long-term care beds, working with the same INTERCARE nurse(s)) \- Willingness to introduce the core components of INTERCARE (formal commitment) \- Willingness to provide routine resident assessment data (Resident Assessment Instrument-nursing home version (RAI-NH) or BESA system) Exclusion criteria: \- LTCFs located in the Italian- or French-speaking part of Switzerland. \- LTCFs who have previously worked with a nurse-led model similar to the INTERCARE/INTERSCALE research intervention 2. INTERCARE nurse Inclusion criteria: \- Working contract or affiliation with the LTCF \- Educational background as an RN with ≥ 3 years' experience working with older persons \- Assigned role of INTERCARE nurse Exclusion criteria: \- No contract with the LTCF 3. Other care staff Inclusion criteria: * All care staff who work directly with residents (e.g., care workers, physiotherapists and activity staff) of different educational backgrounds (e.g., RNs, LPNs, nurse aides) working in the LTCF at least 8h/week for ≥ 3 months * Other therapeutic personnel involved in 8h/week or more in treatments/direct contact with residents Exclusion criteria: \- Non-health care professionals (e.g., administration) 4. General Practitioners (GPs) Inclusion criteria: * All GP's who treat at least 5 residents in the LTCF at the time of data collection Exclusion criteria: \- Temporary substitute GPs 5. Residents Inclusion criteria: \- All residents present at the LTCF during the study duration with long-term care and billed according to the health insurance law Exclusion criteria: \- Residents who opt out of participating in the study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute of Nursing Science
Basel, 4057, Switzerland