"Pilot Projects" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Small-scale tests of methods and procedures to be used on a larger scale if the pilot study demonstrates that these methods and procedures can work.
| Descriptor ID |
D010865
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.760.750 E05.337.737 N05.715.360.775.625 N06.850.520.450.720
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| Concept/Terms |
Pilot Projects- Pilot Projects
- Pilot Project
- Project, Pilot
- Projects, Pilot
- Pilot Study
- Pilot Studies
- Studies, Pilot
- Study, Pilot
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pilot Projects" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pilot Projects" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 1997 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1998 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1999 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2000 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2001 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2002 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2005 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2006 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2007 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2008 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2009 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2010 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2011 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2012 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| 2013 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2014 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| 2015 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2016 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| 2017 | 0 | 59 | 59 |
| 2018 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
| 2019 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
| 2020 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| 2021 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2022 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| 2023 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2024 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2025 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pilot Projects" by people in Profiles.
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Piloting a Near-Peer Lay Counselor Based Problem Solving Therapy Intervention for Youth With and Without HIV in Botswana: An Adaptation of the Friendship Bench. J Adolesc Health. 2026 Apr; 78(4):639-647.
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Smartphone-Based Physical Activity Program to Reduce "Chemo-Brain" Symptoms and Improve Health in Cancer Survivors With and Without Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Single-Arm Pre-Post Pilot Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Dec 10; 14:e79739.
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Perceptual Learning Based on Adaptive Contrast Detection Training for Intermittent Exotropia: A Pilot Double-Masked Randomized Controlled Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2025 Dec 01; 66(15):6.
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Nursing Pipeline Program for High School Students in Career Technical Education: A Feasibility Pilot Study. West J Nurs Res. 2026 Feb; 48(2):175-183.
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Live microbials to boost Anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunity clinical trial (Live BASIC trial): a triple-blind randomized controlled trial. Infection. 2026 Feb; 54(1):473-485.
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Turning Patients' Open-Ended Narratives of Chronic Pain Into Quantitative Measures: Natural Language Processing Study. JMIR Hum Factors. 2025 Nov 25; 12:e80269.
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Strategies and challenges for the recruitment of young healthy participants in the dietary approaches to longevity and health (DiAL health) pilot trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Jan; 160:108143.
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'In Texas, everybody wants antibiotics': reducing inappropriate antibiotic expectations and use with a provider-patient communication tool in primary care. Fam Med Community Health. 2025 Nov 11; 13(4).
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Epigenetic differences in non-plaque tissues of men with Peyronie's disease. J Sex Med. 2025 Nov 02; 22(11):2043-2051.
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Lung Health Check pilot: Ireland's flagship lung cancer screening trial. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2025 Sep 10; 12(1).