Research projects funded by PCORI go through several stages from approval to completion. We indicate where an individual project is along that continuum by noting its status on the webpage that provides details about the project. We use various terms to describe these different stages in a project’s lifecycle, and we define them in the two tables below. The first table contains research projects that require recruitment of participants. The second table contains research projects that do not require recruitment of participants, such as some methodology and infrastructure projects. Some of our terms are based on those used by ClinicalTrials.gov. Others differ, given the range of project types we support and the unique steps we follow to meet requirements in our authorizing law. We update project statuses at least quarterly.
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Awarded—Contract pending |
The project has been approved by PCORI’s Board of Governors, and it is receiving a PCORI business and programmatic review or the final research contract is being executed. |
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Awarded—In progress—Not yet recruiting |
The project has not started recruiting participants. |
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Awarded—In progress—Recruiting |
The project is recruiting participants. The research team may also have begun examining participants or administering an intervention. |
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Awarded—In progress—Recruitment complete |
No additional participants are being recruited or enrolled. The project is ongoing. Data analysis may be under way. |
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Completed—Preparing draft final research report |
The project has been completed in accordance with its protocol, and participants are no longer being examined or receiving an intervention. The research team is drafting the final research report. |
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Completed—PCORI peer review under way and summaries of results being prepared |
The project’s draft final research report is undergoing PCORI peer review, and PCORI is preparing summaries of the findings for professional and consumer audiences. |
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Completed—PCORI peer review completed and results posted |
The project’s final research report has been accepted, and summaries of findings for professional and consumer audiences are posted on the PCORI website. |
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Completed—Summaries of results being prepared |
PCORI is preparing summaries of the findings for professional and consumer audiences. |
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Completed—Results posted |
Summaries of findings for professional and consumer audiences are posted on the PCORI website. |
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Completed—Summaries of results and final research report are posted |
The project’s summaries of findings for professional and consumer audiences and the final research report are posted on the PCORI website. |
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Terminated |
The project has been stopped earlier than indicated in its protocol, and participants are no longer being recruited, enrolled, examined, or treated. |
| Term | Definition |
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Awarded—Contract pending |
The project has been approved by PCORI’s Board of Governors, and it is receiving a PCORI business and programmatic review or the final research contract is being executed. |
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Awarded—In progress—Recruitment not applicable |
This project is under way. |
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Completed—Preparing draft final research report |
The project has been completed in accordance with its protocol. The research team is drafting the final research report. |
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Completed—PCORI peer review under way and summaries of results being prepared |
The project’s draft final research report is undergoing PCORI peer review, and PCORI is preparing summaries of the findings for professional and consumer audiences. |
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Completed—PCORI peer review completed and results posted |
The project’s final research report has been accepted, and summaries of findings for professional and consumer audiences are posted on the PCORI website. |
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Phase I completed |
PCORnet Phase I projects that completed and did not continue to Phase II |
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Phase I completed—Phase II in progress |
PCORnet Phase I projects that completed and continued to Phase II |
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Completed—Summaries of results being prepared |
PCORI is preparing summaries of the findings for professional and consumer audiences. |
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Completed—Results posted |
Summaries of findings for professional and consumer audiences are posted on the PCORI website. |
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Completed—Summaries of results and final research report are posted |
The project’s summaries of findings for professional and consumer audiences and the final research report are posted on the PCORI website. |
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Terminated |
The project has been stopped earlier than indicated in its protocol. |
*For example, some methodology and infrastructure projects
Posted: June 15, 2016; Updated: May 2017