NCT06160024: NIP-Q-UPGRADE

Data Quality of National Quality Indicators in Long-term Care Facilities: a Validation and Evaluation Study

Active, enrolled NA Last updated 27 February 2026

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Program to improve data quality of national quality indicators in Reliability of National Quality Indicator Data in 30 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.

Timeline

14 October 2023

Primary endpoint
30 June 2026

31 December 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Basel
Phase	NA
Status	Active, enrolled
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	health services research
Enrollment	30
Start date	14 October 2023
Primary completion	30 June 2026
Estimated completion	31 December 2026
Sites	3 locations across Switzerland

Drugs / interventions tested

• Program to improve data quality of national quality indicators

Conditions studied

• Reliability of National Quality Indicator Data — all drugs for Reliability of National Quality Indicator Data →

Sponsor

University of Basel

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Reliability of National Quality Indicator Data. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This multiple-methods study with two data collection points (T0 and T1) aims to:

1. assess inter-rater reliability of the six national quality indicators in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) for older people in Switzerland (T0);
2. explore determinants of data quality of the national quality indicators (T0),
3. evaluate adoption and effectiveness of a bundle of measures to improve data quality of the national quality indicators (T1).

The study will take place in three language regions of Switzerland. The intended sample is 30 LTCFs . The current reliability of the national quality indicator data will be assessed by comparing two independent quality indicator assessments for the same 30 residents per facility. Afterwards a focus group discussion will be conducted in each facility to explore determinants (barriers and facilitators) to data collection of the national quality indicators. Findings from the first data collection period will be used to develop a program with a bundle of measures (interventions and implementation strategies) to improve data quality of the national quality indicators. The program will be piloted in a separate study and then implemented in the LTCFs, which took part in the initial data collection. The second data collection period will start 3 months after the implementation of the program. A survey of healthcare and management staff will be conducted to assess implementation outcomes. A second reliability assessment of the quality indicators will be conducted with the same procedures to evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented measures.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. The development of a multi-level intervention to improve data quality of the national quality indicators in Swiss long-term care facilities using an Intervention Mapping approach
   Osińska M, Braun D, Baumann S, Benkert B, et al ·