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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 Title
Project Status
Project Type

Disseminating an Evidence-Based Peer Support Intervention to Promote Positive Airway Pressure Use

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Suzanne Bertisch, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project, Dissemination Project

Toward a New Generation of Matching Methods for Comparative Effectiveness Research

Harvard Medical School
| Massachusetts
Jose R. Zubizarreta, PhD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing Methods to Improve the Accuracy of Data Obtained from Clinicians' Notes in Electronic Health Records

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Alexander Turchin, MD, MS
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Creating a Collaborative Comparative Effectiveness Research Agenda for Autistic Adolescents

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Sages' Symposium to Expand Researcher Readiness

LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston
| Massachusetts
Erin McGaffigan, PhD, MSW, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Disseminating Results: Missed SCD Clinic Appointments and the Health Belief Model

National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ)
| Massachusetts
Scott D. Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project, Dissemination Project

Comparing Two Therapies for Improving Social and Thinking Skills in Patients with Schizophrenia

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc
| Massachusetts
Matcheri S. Keshavan, MD, and Russell K. Schutt, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Multi-stakeholder Engagement for Enabling Patient-Driven Research

Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
| Massachusetts
Robert McBurney, BSc, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
PPRN Limited Competition Award

PARTNERS - Enabling Real-time, Personalized Engagement in Research: An App-based Approach

Boston Children's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Marc Natter, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
PPRN Limited Competition Award

National Maternal Health Research Network

Health Resources in Action, Inc.
| Massachusetts
NeKeshia Jones, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Patients Lead: Identifying Meaningful Outcomes to Drive Substance Use Disorders Research and Care

Community Catalyst
| Massachusetts
Alice Dembner, BA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Boston BRI…DGE: The Potential of PCOR and CER to Address Health Disparities in Boston's Neighborhoods

Center for Community Health Education Research and Service
| Massachusetts
Elmer Freeman, MSW
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Creating a Community with Mothers with Mental Illness Using Opioids

Brandeis University^
| Massachusetts
Joanne Nicholson, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project
Has Results

Supporting Shared Decision Making between Clinicians and Older Adults about Colorectal Cancer Screening -- The PRIMED Study

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Karen Sepucha, PhD, and Leigh Simmons, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Expanding a Program to Help Clinics and Families Take Steps to Reduce Childhood Obesity

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Expanding the Use of a Program to Improve Patient Safety for Children in Hospitals

The Children's Hospital Corporation
| Massachusetts
Christopher Landrigan, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Comparing Online and In-Person Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Youth with Anxiety Disorders -- The Kids FACE FEARS Study

Boston Medical Center Corporation
| Massachusetts
Donna Pincus
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparative Effectiveness of Pharmacogenomics for Treatment of Depression (CEPIO-D)

Massachusetts General Hospital (The General Hospital Corp.)
| Massachusetts
Andrew Nierenberg, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Engaging Stakeholders to Promote Equity in Cancer Care for People with Serious Mental Illness

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Kelly Irwin, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project, Dissemination Project

Bridging the Chasm between Pregnancy and Women's Health Over the Life Course

Boston University School of Public Health
| Massachusetts
Lois McCloskey, DrPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project
Has Results

Does a Decision Aid Help Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease Choose Treatment? -- The DART Study

Trustees of Tufts College
| Massachusetts
Keren Ladin, PhD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Train Healthcare Clinic Staff to Ask Patients about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Fenway Community Health Center
| Massachusetts
Kenneth H. Mayer, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Treat Insomnia among Black Women

Boston University
| Massachusetts
Lynn Rosenberg, ScD, MS, and Eric Zhou, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Understanding the Effect of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy on Sexual Health and Depression for Transgender Adults

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Sari L. Reisner, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Blacks Addressing Mental Health Concerns and Healing Through Comparative Effectiveness Research

The Transformation Center
| Massachusetts
Deborah Delman, BS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier A

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