PCORI awards $120M for 34 research projects

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute approved awards totaling more than $120 million to fund 34 comparative effectiveness research (CER) studies.

In the second round of awards to be granted through its Pragmatic Clinical Studies Initiative, PCORI will award about $58.5 million to fund five studies comparing different approaches to delivering care for breast cancer, Crohn's disease, fractures in older adults and treatments for children with bipolar disorder. The awards range from $7.9 million to $14 million each. ...