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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 Two Ways to Improve Heart Health for Black Birthing People

Temple University
| Pennsylvania
Sharon Herring, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing the Effectiveness of Behavioral Health Supports for Publicly Insured Perinatal Women

UPMC Center for High ValueHealth Care
| Pennsylvania
Ellen Beckjord, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract not executed
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Monitor Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions after They Return Home from the Hospital for an Infection -- The ACCOMPLISH Study

UPMC Center for High ValueHealth Care
| Pennsylvania
Dr. Kalpana Char, MD*
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Help Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Manage Pain -- The CaRISMA Study

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Charles Jonassaint, PhD, MHS
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Two Ways to Offer Behavioral Therapy for Children with ADHD from Families with Low Incomes -- The PASS Study

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Thomas Power, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Promote Quitting Smoking for People Referred for Lung Cancer Screenings

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Scott Halpern, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Home- Versus Clinic-Based Phototherapy for the Treatment of Psoriasis -- The LITE Study

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Joel Mitchell Gelfand, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research

Community Health Worker and Mobile Health Programs to Help Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Transition to Using Adult Healthcare Services -- The COMETS Study

The Childrens' Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Tanisha Belton, DrPh, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Help Primary Care Providers Prescribe Opioids Safely

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Kevin Kraemer, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

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
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Teach CPR to Families of Patients with Heart Problems

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Benjamin Abella, MD, MPhil
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Treatments for Improving Physical Function in Patients Who Had Knee Replacement Surgery

University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Sara R. Piva, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Web-Based Programs for Improving Shared Decision Making and the Person's Experience in Mental Health Care

UPMC Center for High ValueHealth Care
| Pennsylvania
Kim MacDonald-Wilson, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using a Reproductive Life Planning Website and Action Plan to Help Women Choose and Use Birth Control

Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Cynthia Chuang, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing Whether Home Visits by Community Health Workers Help African-American and Hispanic Patients with Low Incomes Better Manage Asthma

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Andrea J. Apter, MD, MA, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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