# Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC): Refinement and Expansion

> **NIH NIH U2C** · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 2021 · $217,698

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
End of life and palliative care (EOLPC) seeks to enhance quality of life for those with serious
illness and their caregivers. The need for and delivery of EOLPC have far exceeded the
research that provides evidence of best practices. Small, single-site trials, unrepresentative
study cohorts, and studies lacking sufficient rigor hamper provision of high-quality EOLPC.
While other fields have advanced their evidence through large, diverse, multi-site trials, EOLPC
research has been impeded by an insufficient infrastructure and scientific workforce. The
primary goals of this U2C application are to increase the productivity and impact of the Palliative
Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC), its ability to facilitate the conduct of high-quality,
effective clinical research, and to expand the number and expertise of palliative care
researchers in conducting multi-site clinical trials. The PCRC strives to advance the science of
EOLPC by providing investigators with the broad range of support necessary to conduct large
scale, multi-site clinical trials and other research studies. This support includes training
opportunities, pilot grant awards, access to a large, centralized repository of data from EOLPC
studies, methodologic consultation, administrative coordination of research activities, and
access to a large network of potential study enrollment sites. Structurally, the PCRC consists of
six synergistic components, each led by a senior EOLPC researcher. The Project Coordinating
Center coordinates overall administration of the PCRC. The Investigator Development Center
builds the skills of EOLPC researchers. Four Cores provide methodological expertise: Data,
Informatics, and Statistics; Measurement; Caregiver Research; and Clinical
Studies/Methodology. The U2C PCRC application addresses Scientific, Operational, Capacity-
building, and Collaborative Aims. By accomplishing these aims, the PCRC will expand its ability
to support a robust community of interdisciplinary EOLPC researchers who address topics that
guide the delivery of palliative care with an ultimate goal of improving the lives of patients with
serious illness and their caregivers.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10331658
- **Project number:** 3U2CNR014637-09S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
- **Principal Investigator:** JEAN S KUTNER
- **Activity code:** U2C (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $217,698
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2013-09-28 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10331658

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10331658, Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC): Refinement and Expansion (3U2CNR014637-09S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10331658. Licensed CC0.

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