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You\u2019re almost at the finish line.<\/p>\n

You secured the multimillion-dollar PCORI award and spent the last 5+ years executing your research plan. Your team has logged thousands of hours of work, met with stakeholders and collaborators dozens of times, managed study sites, and collected reams of data. Along the way, you\u2019ve painstakingly managed administrative details, from securing IRB approvals to filing detailed annual reports to PCORI. Now you\u2019re analyzing data and submitting conference abstracts and papers to peer-revied journals.<\/p>\n

But one major deliverable remains: your PCORI Final Research Report.<\/p>\n

What is the PCORI Draft Final Research Report (DFRR)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As your PCORI study comes to an end, you enter the Peer Review Phase. Your task is to submit your Draft Final Research Report (DFRR) to PCORI. External peer reviewers evaluate it, and the final version is eventually published on PCORI\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

The PCORI final report is not a journal article; it is a thorough accounting of your entire study. It typically runs about 15,000 words and includes elements that don\u2019t appear in your typical journal publication. Between PCORI\u2019s rigorous guidelines and tight timeline, writing the DFRR can feel stressful.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t need to be. A few basic steps taken before you begin to write can save considerable effort later.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Compile and organize your study documents and publications<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The good news: You already have most of the content you need to write your PCORI final report.<\/strong> The challenge: By the end of your study, you likely have hundreds of documents, data files, slide decks, and reports, many of which exist in multiple versions.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t waste precious writing time hunting down the content you need. Instead, take time at the outset to compile your documents and data, ensure that folder and file names are clear, and confirm that you\u2019re working with the final versions of each item.<\/p>\n

Checklist: Documents you need before writing your PCORI final report<\/strong><\/h3>\n