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Search a repository of PCORI-funded comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies, as well as projects that seek to encourage engagement in research, disseminate and implement PCORI-funded research findings, and improve the nation's capacity to conduct patient-centered CER, among others. Learn more about the Portfolio

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Project Status
Project Type

Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial for Bipolar Depression: SMART-BD

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Andrew Nierenberg, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Does Omitting Stent Placement Improve Pain among Patients with Kidney Stones? -- The SOUL MUSIC Study

University of Michigan Medical School, Department
| Michigan
Khurshid Ghani, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Treat Urgency Urinary Incontinence in Women -- The BEST Trial

Women and Infants Hospital-Rhode Island
| Rhode Island
Vivian Sung, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Tailoring Incontinence Care: OnabotulinumtoxinA for Urgency Urinary Incontinence Among Older Women

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
| New Hampshire
Anne Cooper, MD, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Manage Care for Urinary Incontinence

University of California San Diego
| California
Jennifer Anger, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Using a Virtual Screening and Care Program to Increase Access to Treatment for Urinary Incontinence in Women

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| California
Brian Mittman, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Open Competition PFA: Implementation of Findings from PCORI’s Research Investments)

Comparing Two Ways to Follow Up after a Child Goes Home from the Hospital -- The FAAN-C Trial

University of Utah
| Utah
Eric Coon, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Best Practices to Prevent COVID-19 Illness in Staff and People with Serious Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities in Congregate Living Settings

Massachusetts General Hospital (The General Hospital Corp.)
| Massachusetts
Stephen Bartels, MD, MS
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Comparative Effectiveness of Single-Site and Scattered-Site Permanent Supportive Housing on Patient-Centered and COVID-19 Related Outcomes for People Experiencing Homelessness

University of Southern California
| California
Benjamin Henwood, PhD, MA, MSW
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Surgical Treatments for Kidney Stones in Children and Youth

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Gregory E. Tasian, MD, MSc
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Two Ways to Admit Children to Hospitals

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic^
| New Hampshire
JoAnna Leyenaar, MD, MPH, MS
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs for Managing Long-Term Health Problems for People with Lived Experience of Mental Illness

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
| New Hampshire
Sarah Pratt, PhD^
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Radiation Treatments for Localized Prostate Cancer - COMPPARE

University of Florida Board of Trustees
| Florida
Nancy Mendenhall, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Ways to Help Patients Manage Multiple Chronic Conditions

UPMC Center for High ValueHealth Care
| Pennsylvania
Dan Swayze
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Helping People with Serious Mental Illness Stop Smoking

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Eden Evins, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Program That Provides Care for Urgent Health Problems at Home Instead of the Emergency Room

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Looking at the Effects of Antibiotic Use on Childhood Obesity and Growth -- The PCORnet® Antibiotics Study

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.
| Massachusetts
Jason Block, MD, MPH^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Surgeries for Women Who Have Both Cancer of the Uterus and Bladder Problems

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
| Rhode Island
Katina Robison, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Bladder Management Strategies for People with Spinal Cord Injuries

University of Utah
| Utah
Jeremy Myers, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Examining Effects of State Policies to Monitor Mental Health Medicines for Children in Foster Care

Rutgers University–New Brunswick
| New Jersey
Stephen Crystal, PhD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing a Smartphone Program with a Peer-Led Program to Help People with Serious Mental Illness Manage Their Symptoms

University of Washington^
| Washington
Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Self-Management of Urinary Symptoms Using a Probiotic in People with Spinal Cord Injuries, Spina Bifida, and Multiple Sclerosis

MedStar Health Research Institute
| Maryland
Suzanne Groah, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Peer-Navigator Support for Latinx Patients with Serious Mental Illness

Illinois Institute of Technology
| Illinois
Patrick William Corrigan, PsyD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Reporting Care Experiences of People with Significant Physical Disability or Serious Mental Illness to Primary Care Clinics

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Shared Decision Making Improve Care at Community Mental Health Clinics?

Family Service Agency of San Francisco
| California
Joyce Chu, PhD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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