The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is offering up to $90 million in support for studies that address practical comparative questions faced by patients, clinicians and other healthcare decision makers.
This is the third funding announcement under its Pragmatic Clinical Studies initiative. It includes three new topics in its list of research priorities, where additional research is needed to fill important evidence gaps. The three new topics are:
• Comparative effectiveness of medical treatments versus invasive procedures for patients with asymptomatic carotid artery disease
• Comparative effectiveness of different surgical options for hip fracture in older patients
• Comparative effectiveness of different types of surgical mesh as well as the use versus non-use of mesh in repair of pelvic floor dysfunction
Interested applicants must submit letters of intent by no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on Oct. 1.
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