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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

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

Improving PCOR/CER Study Methodologies in Studies with Different Respondent Types Using IRT

Brown University
| Rhode Island
Roee Gutman, PhD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Using Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trials

University of Rochester
| New York
Abdus Wahed, PhD, MS, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Developing New Methods for Mediation Analysis Using Machine Learning

New York University
| New York
Ivan Diaz, PhD, MPH, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Developing Methods for Analyzing Clustered Observational Data When Death is a Semi-Competing Risk

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
| Texas
Hong Zhu, PhD
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

Improving Methods for Identifying Social, Behavioral, and Clinical Factors in Doctors' Notes in Electronic Health Records

University of Florida
| Florida
Yonghui Wu, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Acupuncture and Massage to Treat Pain in Patients with Advanced Cancer -- The IMPACT Study

Memorial Sloan Kettering
| New York
Jun J. Mao, MD, MSCE
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing One-Stage Versus Two-Stage Informed Consent for Clinical Trials

Sloan-Kettering Institute For Cancer Research
| New York
Andrew Vickers, DPhil
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
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

A New Statistical Method for Designing Stepped-Wedge Cluster Trials

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
| Texas
Song Zhang, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing a New Method for Combining Data from Multiple Studies

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Nilanjan Chatterjee, PhD
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

Developing Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Assess Side Effects of Cancer Treatment

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Ethan Basch, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Preferences for Depression and Diabetes Treatment among Adults of Different Racial and Ethnic Groups Who Reported Discrimination in Health Care

Cambridge Health Alliance
| Massachusetts
Benjamin Cook, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing a New Way to Display Data Collected from Interviews and Group Discussions

University of California, San Francisco
| California
Daniel Dohan, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing a Method for Engaging People in Setting Research Agendas

Virginia Commonwealth University
| Virginia
Emily Zimmerman, MS, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Measuring How Well Patients with Colorectal Cancer and Their Doctors Communicate

RTI International
| North Carolina
Lauren A. McCormack, PhD, MSPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Understanding Caregiver Preferences for Treating Children with Intellectual and Cognitive Disabilities and a Mental Illness

University of Maryland, Baltimore
| Maryland
Susan dosReis, BSPharm, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Methods for Improving Confounding Control in Comparative Effectiveness Research Using Electronic Healthcare Databases

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Sebastian Schneeweiss, MD, MS, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Can Value-of-Information Estimates Help Funding Organizations Prioritize which Cancer Studies to Fund?

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
| Washington
Scott D. Ramsey, PhD, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

New Methods and Software to Determine the Impact of Missing Data in Clinical Trials

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Daniel O. Scharfstein, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing an Interactive Online Guide to Support the Use of Causal Inference Methods in Comparative Effectiveness Research

Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute
| Maryland
Yi Zhang, PhD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

The Benefits and Challenges of Using Multiple Sources of Information about Clinical Trials

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Kay Dickersin, PhD, MA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing New Ways to Measure How Patients Rate Quality of Life

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Yeshiva University
| New York
Bruce D. Rapkin, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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