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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

Comparing Analgesic Regimen Effectiveness and Safety for Kids After Surgery

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Mark Bicket, M.D., Ph.D.
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research

Patient-Engaged Validation of the PEIR Survey Enhanced by Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Acceptance and Safety (PEIR-IDEAS)

Henry Ford Health System
| Michigan
Sara Santarossa, Ph.D.
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Scalable, Technology-Driven, Brief Intervention Packages for Youth Alcohol Use

Regents of the University of Michigan
| Michigan
Maureen Walton, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; 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 Ways to Prevent Falls among Patients with Cirrhosis of the Liver

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Elliot Tapper, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Statistical Methods for Optimizing Dynamic Patient-Level Treatment and Monitoring Strategies

Rutgers University School of Public Health
| New Jersey
Jason Roy, PhD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Using Machine Learning to Measure Treatment Effects over Time

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
| New Jersey
Liangyuan Hu, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Types of Medicine for Pain after Surgery -- The CARES Trial

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Mark Bicket MD, PHD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Developing Methods to Combine and Analyze Data from PRPP-SMART Studies

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Kelley Kidwell, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Provide Anesthesia for Surgery -- The THRIVE Trial

Regents of the University of Michigan
| Michigan
Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Understanding the Culture of Learning Health Networks

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Alexandra Vinson, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing and Testing a New Method for Comparing More than Two Treatments Using Electronic Health Records

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
| New Jersey
Liangyuan Hu, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Effectiveness of Three Treatments for Reducing Fatigue among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis -- The COMBO-MS Trial

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Tiffany J. Braley, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

What's the SCOOP? Discovering Quality of Life Outcomes that Matter to Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx Patients and Their Families - Tier III

Henry Ford Health System
| Michigan
Steven S. Chang, MD, FACS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

We'll Take the Village: Engaging the Community to Better Health - Tier III

The Sickle Cell Association of New Jersey
| New Jersey
Mary Bentley LaMar, BS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III
Has Results

Creating Recommendations on Types of Data to Present in Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Development Studies

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Joel Joseph Gagnier, PhD ND, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing and Testing New Methods for Estimating Treatment Effectiveness in Observational Studies Using High-Dimensional Data

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
| New Jersey
Zhiqiang Tan, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Improving Trial Design and Analysis for Treatments for Rare Diseases

University of Michigan School of Public Health
| Michigan
Kelley M. Kidwell, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Looking at the Effect of Treatment Duration for Newborn Infants Who Have Seizures

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Renée A. Shellhaas, MD, MS & Hannah C. Glass, MDCM, MAS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Improve Dialysis Session Stability

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Tiffany Veinot, MLIS, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Statistical Methods to Test If a Treatment Is Not Worse Than Standard Treatment

Wayne State University
| Michigan
Samiran Ghosh, PhD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Three Ways to Start Treatment for Patients with Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis -- The STOP-JIA Trial

Hackensack University Medical Center
| New Jersey
Yukiko Kimura, 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 Programs to Support Stroke Survivors and Their Caregivers during the Transition Home from the Hospital or a Rehabilitation Facility -- The MISTT Study

The Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
| Michigan
Mathew John Reeves, DVM, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Decision Aid to Help Patients Choose between Two Types of Bariatric Surgery

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
| Michigan
Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MS^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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