The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will be releasing a new funding announcement titled, “Comparison of Surgical and Non-Surgical Options for Management of Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain.”

The goal of this announcement is to support patient-centered comparative effectiveness research that addresses questions about the effectiveness of lumbar fusion versus optimized, multidisciplinary non-surgical approaches.

Up to $22 million in direct costs will be available to support 1-2 studies in this area. Maximum direct cost budget not to exceed $15 million for up to 5 years.

You can see the pre-announcement here: http://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities/announcement/comparison-surgical-and-nonsurgical-options-management-chronic

James Hulbert
Assistant Director, Policy and Planning
Contracts Management and Administration
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
1828 L Street, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036

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