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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

Methods for Reconciling Conflicting Results From Randomized Trials

The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Ellen Caniglia, Sc.D.
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Research

Assessment of Pediatric Anthropometric Data Quality to Guide Analysis Planning and Interpretation

Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Carrie Daymont, M.D., M.S.
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Research

Balanced Subgroup Discovery: Who Benefits Most From an Intervention?

Wake Forest University
| North Carolina
Joseph Rigdon, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Research

Improving Instrumental Variables Methods for Non-Randomized Studies

The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Luke Keele, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Helping Researchers Assess How Well Data Reflect Clinical Context

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Charles Bailey, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Developing Methods to Help Identify Patients with Rare Diseases in Electronic Health Records

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
| Pennsylvania
Daniel Herman, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Developing Methods to Analyze Data Missing Due to Death in Cluster Randomized Trials

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Michael Harhay, PhD, MPH, MA, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Race and COVID 19: Outcomes that Matter to the Black Community

Duke University
| North Carolina
Nadine J. Barrett, PhD, MS, MA
Project Status:
Completed; With Final Summary Report
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Engaging Community Health Workers in PCOR to Address Health Disparities in the Context of COVID-19

Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Building Capacity for a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Agenda on Racial and Sex-Specific Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease in COVID-19

Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
| Pennsylvania
Deborah Crabbe, MD
Project Status:
Completed; With Final Summary Report
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Engaging Stakeholders and Patients with Complex Health and Social Needs during a Public Health Crisis

The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Peter Cronholm, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; With Final Summary Report
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Preparing Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities for Engagement in Research During Public Health Emergencies and Disasters

Temple University College of Public Health
| Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Pfeiffer, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Developing Methods for Combining and Analyzing Electronic Health Record Data

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Yong Chen, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

New Methods to Analyze Data from Cluster Randomized Trials when Clusters Differ after Treatment Assignment

Duke University
| North Carolina
Fan Li, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing Methods for Planning and Analyzing Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
John S. Preisser, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Developing Methods to Identify Patients Who Benefit Most from Different Treatments

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Yong Chen, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
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

Applying Results from Randomized Controlled Trials to Patients in Clinical Practice Using Hybrid Study Methods

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Jennifer L. Lund, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Improving Methods for Discrete Choice Experiments to Measure Patient Preferences

North Carolina State University
| North Carolina
Alan R. Ellis, PhD, MSW
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing Statistical Methods for Estimating Patient Phenotypes Using Electronic Health Record Data

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Rebecca Hubbard, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
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

Including Patients in the Governance of Learning Health Systems

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Steven Joffe, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Identify What's Important to Patients in Research

Thomas Jefferson University
| Pennsylvania
Kristin L. Rising, MD, MSHP
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing Sets of Survey Questions to Measure Children's Sleep Health

The Childrens' Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using Surveys to Assess Patient-Centered Factors that May Affect Responses to Chronic Pain Treatment

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Carol Greco, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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