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Research We Fund
- What research does PCORI fund?
- What types of studies of interventions is PCORI interested in?
- What are patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) features that PCORI funds?
- How does PCOR relate to comparative effectiveness research (CER) and does PCORI fund CER?
- What research does PCORI NOT fund?
- If an applicant receives a National Institutes of Health (NIH) K Award, is he or she still qualified to receive PCORI funding?
- Is there a specific disease or condition that is a priority for PCORI?
- If an applicant proposes the establishment of a rare disease registry, would this meet requirements for PCORI funding and under which PFA would it be funded?
- What populations of interest does PCORI want to address with its research?
- Does PCORI fund research focused on developing and validating an instrument to measure behavior change?
- How does PCORI define “comparative” (placebo, usual care)? In behavioral health interventions and in prevention research, the concern is that studies comparing process variables may not meet PCORI’s definition of comparative.
- Is “treatment” versus “usual care” considered an appropriate comparator?
- What resources does PCORI make available for applicants to determine the level of patient and stakeholder engagement is required in an application? Are there general guidelines or requirements for frequency of engagement and through which methods patients
- How are PCORI’s Methodology Standards incorporated into the application and review process?
- Does PCORI provide feedback on the suitability of a proposed project and guidance on determining the appropriate PFA to submit an application?
- Will PCORI review brief abstracts or concept papers to determine if proposed research is of interest?
- Does PCORI make available information on research projects it has funded?
- Does PCORI have funding quotas—geographic, by tax area, by population group, by institution?
- How does the research PCORI funds differ from Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR)?