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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

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
Has Results

Self-Management in Older Adults with Chronic Heart Failure -- The iCOACH Study

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
| Arkansas
Judy Weber, PhD, RD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing and Testing New Methods for Comparing Outcomes Across Groups of Patients in Observational Studies

Duke University
| North Carolina
Laine E. Thomas, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Help Sexual and Gender Minority Men Who Have Been Sexually Abused Reduce Depression and Increase Mental Health Treatment Engagement

Yale University
| Connecticut
Joan M. Cook, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing and Testing New Methods for Linking and Analyzing Multiple Data Sources with Limited Patient Identifiers

Brown University
| Rhode Island
Roee Gutman, PhD, MS, BSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts 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 Two Programs to Reduce Unsafe Opioid Prescribing and Improve Outcomes among People Who Are Injured at Work -- The WOW Study

University of Washington
| Washington
Gary Franklin, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Treatments for Depression among Patients with Advanced Heart Failure

Cedars-Sinai Health System
| California
Waguih William IsHak, MD, FAPA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Hair Removal Treatments for Adolescents and Young Adults with Pilonidal Disease

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
| Ohio
Peter C. Minneci, MD, MHSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts 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 Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing a Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue Management Course Delivered via Teleconference, Internet, or in Person

Case Western Reserve University
| Ohio
Matthew A. Plow, PhD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
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
Has Results

Comparing Two Antiseptic Skin Solutions to Prevent Infection in Patients Having Surgery to Treat Fractures -- The PREPARE Study

University of Maryland, Baltimore
| Maryland
Gerard P. Slobogean, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing New Randomization Methods for Electronic Health Data Randomization to Conduct Comparative Effectiveness Research

Dartmouth College
| New Hampshire
Tor D. Tosteson, ScD, MS, BA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Testing One State's Effort to Prevent Unsafe Treatments for Patients with Back Pain -- Back on Track

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| Washington
Lynn DeBar, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Determining Whether Adding a Palliative Care Team Improves Quality of Life for Patients Who Have Had Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery -- The PERIOP-PC Study

Stanford University^
| California
Karl Lorenz, MD, MSHS^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Managing Long-Term Low Back Pain to Improve Health and Reduce Reliance on Opioid Medicines: Comparing Mindfulness Meditation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy -- Strategies To Assist with Management of Pain (STAMP)

University of Wisconsin-Madison
| Wisconsin
Bruce Barrett
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Help Veterans Manage Chronic Pain -- The VOICE Study

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
| Minnesota
Erin Krebs, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Clinic- and Home-Based Exercise Programs to Help Adults with Multiple Sclerosis -- The TEAMS Study

University of Alabama at Birmingham
| Alabama
James Rimmer, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Provide Hepatitis C Treatment for People Who Take Methadone

The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
| New York
Andrew Talal, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Decrease Severe Asthma Attacks among Black and Latinx Adults with Moderate to Severe Asthma -- The PREPARE Study

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Elliot Israel, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
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

Comparing Surgery with and without Duraplasty for Youth with Chiari Malformation Type I and Syringomyelia

Washington University School of Medicine
| Missouri
David Limbrick, MD, MS, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Effects of Different Surgical Treatments on Quality of Life for Patients with Obesity

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Matthew Hutter, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Approaches That Clinics Can Use to Help Control High Blood Pressure among Black Patients

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
| Alabama
Andrea L. Cherrington, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

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