Explore Our Portfolio
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 |
Displaying 1 - 25 of 82 results
Project Title
Project Status
Project Type
Has Results
Does Personalized Risk Information Help Patients and Doctors Make Informed Decisions about Colorectal Cancer Screening?
Indiana University
| Indiana
Peter H. Schwartz, MD, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
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 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
Has Results
Supporting Shared Decision Making between Clinicians and Older Adults about Colorectal Cancer Screening -- The PRIMED Study
Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Karen Sepucha, PhD, and Leigh Simmons, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Two Ways to Provide Advance Care Planning in Primary Care Clinics to Patients with a Serious Illness
Oregon Health & Science University
| Oregon
Annette M. Totten, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Identifying Barriers to Telehealth Home-Based Palliative Care for Patients with Serious Illness -- The HomePal Study
Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| California
Huong Q. Nguyen, PhD, RN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results
Comparing the Effect of Adding Acupuncture and Pain Counseling to Usual Care on Reducing Pain among Patients with Cancer -- The PRACXIS Study
University of California, San Francisco
| California
Maria Chao, DrPH, MPA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report 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
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
Has Results
Understanding How Patients' Response to Treatment Varies Using Predicted Risk
Tufts Medical Center, Inc.
| Massachusetts
David Kent, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing the Effects of Acupressure on Cancer Treatment Side Effects in Children and Youth -- The ACT-CC Study
University of California San Francisco
| California
E. Anne Lown, DPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report 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
Comparing Two Approaches to Help Patients Manage Symptoms at Home after Cancer Surgery -- The ACCESS Study
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
| New York
Brett Simon, MD, PhD, and Andrea Pusic, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Identifying Challenges to Using Home-Based Palliative Care for Patients with Serious Illness
University of Southern California
| California
Susan Enguidanos, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing the Effectiveness of Electronic Symptom Monitoring versus Usual Care in Improving Survival among Patients with Metastatic Cancer -- The PRO-TECT Trial
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation
| Illinois
Ethan Basch, MD, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Helping Women with Breast Cancer Choose between Surgical Treatment Options
Dartmouth College
| New Hampshire
Glyn Elwyn, MD, PhD, MSc^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Testing a Stepped-Care Program to Treat Emotional Distress among Patients with Lung or Head and Neck Cancer and Their Caregivers
University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Evelinn A. Borrayo, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing the Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Tests among Women with Different Breast Densities -- The BCSC-ADVANCE Study
University of California, Davis
| California
Diana L. Miglioretti, 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 Three Ways to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening
Indiana University
| Indiana
Susan Rawl, PhD, MS, BSN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Evaluating a Telehealth Program for Ostomy Self-Care among Cancer Survivors
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania^
| Pennsylvania
Robert S. Krouse, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Treatment for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) with or without Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Yale University
| Connecticut
Shiyi Wang, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Three Approaches to Improve Diabetes Self-Care among African-American Adults -- The MODEL Study
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
| Tennessee
James E. Bailey, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Two Types of Blood Thinners to Prevent Blood Clots in Patients with Cancer -- The CANVAS Trial
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation
| Illinois
Deborah Schrag, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research