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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
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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
Has Results

Comparing Hematopoietic Cell Transplant versus Other Treatments for Adults with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
| Washington
Mohamed Lotfy Sorror, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Treatments for Aortic Valve Disease

Duke University
| North Carolina
J. Matthew Brennan, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Improve Disability, Pain, and Health among Patients Who Have Had Back Surgery

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
Kristin Archer, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Manage Asthma in African-American Children -- The ASIST Study

Washington University in St. Louis
| Missouri
Kaharu Sumino, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Approaches to Help Parents Support Their Children's Social and Emotional Recovery after a Serious Accidental Injury

University of Iowa
| Iowa
Marizen Ramirez, MPH, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Diabetes Prevention Programs for American Indian and Alaska Native Adults in an Urban Community

Stanford University School of Medicine
| California
Randall Scott Stafford, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Sugar Levels Improve Blood Sugar Control and Quality of Life for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Who Do Not Use Insulin? -- The Monitor Trial

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Caregivers and Their Children with Early Appendicitis Make Treatment Decisions with an App

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
| Ohio
Katherine Deans, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using a Decision Aid in the Emergency Room to Help Parents of Children with Head Trauma Understand Options for Diagnosing Brain Injury

Mayo Clinic
| Minnesota
Erik Hess, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Reducing Legal Barriers to Help Patients Receive Treatment for Breast and Lung Cancer -- The Project SUPPORT Study

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Tracy A. Battaglia, MD, MPH
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 with Ovarian Cancer Choose between Two Ways to Get Chemotherapy

University of California Irvine
| California
Lari Wenzel, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Coordinated-Care Management Approach Improve Care and Health for Patients with a Sleep Disorder? -- SMART DOCS

Stanford University School of Medicine
| California
Clete Kushida, MD, MS, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Improving Classroom Behaviors among Students with Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Children's Research Institute
| District of Columbia
Lauren Kenworthy, PhD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

A Personalized Decision Aid to Help Women with Lupus Nephritis from Racially and Ethnically Diverse Backgrounds Make Decisions about Taking Immune-Blocking Medicines

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
| Alabama
Jasvinder Singh, MBBS, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Working with Bilingual Community Health Worker Promotoras to Improve Depression and Self-Care among Latino Patients with Long-Term Health Problems

University of Southern California
| California
Kathleen Ell, DPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Can People Who Have Experience with Serious Mental Illness Help Peers Manage Their Health Care?

University of Southern California
| California
John Sinclair Brekke, PhD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Patients Living in Rural Areas Transition from Hospital to Home -- The ROADMAP Study

University of Montana
| Montana
Tom Seekins, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Do Group Medical Visits with a Focus on Mind and Body Help Patients with Chronic Pain and Symptoms of Depression?

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Impact of Patient Navigators on Health Education and Quality of Life in Formerly Incarcerated Patients

St. Luke's Hospital of Columbia University
| New York
Georgina Osorio, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Terminated
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using Statistical Models to Predict Worsening Health among Older People with Disabilities

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Hillary Bogner, MD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Do Palliative Care Teams in Nursing Homes Improve the Quality of End-of-Life Care for Nursing Home Residents?

University of Rochester
| New York
Helena Temkin-Greener, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Adding a New Role at Clinics to Help Patients Access Community Resources

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington^
| Washington
Clarissa Hsu, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using a Transitional Care Program to Prepare Patients to Take Care of Themselves after Leaving the Hospital

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Jeffrey L. Schnipper, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Identifying Personal Strengths to Help Patients Manage Chronic Illness

Case Western Reserve University
| Ohio
Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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