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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

The Missing Pieces Trial: A Multi-Site Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Interventions to Support Parents After Their Child's Unexpected or Traumatic Death

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
| Illinois
Kelly Michelson, M.D., MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Resiliency and Burnout in Behavioral Health Residential Staff

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Stephen Bartels, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Reducing Caregiver Burden and Improving Outcomes for Children with Tracheostomies Living at Home

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Karen Sepucha, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Text-Messaging Telehealth and Contingency Management for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Engagement

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Mucio Delgado, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparative Effectiveness of In-Person and Telehealth Cardiac Rehabilitation

Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
| California
Alexis Beatty, MD, MAS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Help Patients Control High Blood Pressure

Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
| North Carolina
Doyle Cummings, PharmD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Screen People for Anxiety, Substance Use Disorders, and Intimate Partner Violence before and after Giving Birth -- The LTWP Study

Medical University of South Carolina
| South Carolina
Constance Guille, MD, MSCR
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Help Children with Complex Chronic Diseases Return Home after a Hospital Stay -- The GET2HOME Study

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Patrick Brady, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Monitor Symptoms from Dialysis -- The SMaRRT-HD Trial

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Jennifer Flythe, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Follow Up after a Child Goes Home from the Hospital -- The FAAN-C Trial

University of Utah
| Utah
Eric Coon, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Provide Meals to Older Adults to Help Them Stay Healthy and Remain in Their Homes

Brown University School of Public Health
| Rhode Island
Kali Thomas, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Manage Lymphedema among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Jie Deng, PhD, MSN, RN
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways of Providing Supportive Cancer Care to Adults with Cancer

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
| California
Manali Patel, MD, MPH, MS
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

Best Practices to Prevent COVID-19 Illness in Staff and People with Serious Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities in Congregate Living Settings

Massachusetts General Hospital (The General Hospital Corp.)
| Massachusetts
Stephen Bartels, MD, MS
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Boston VA Research Institute, Inc.
| Massachusetts
Nicholas Livingston, PhD and Risa Weisberg, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Telehealth and In-Person Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions

Cornell University
| New York
Rainu Kaushal, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Train Staff to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes

Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing How State and Local COVID-19 Policies Affect Patient-Reported Outcomes

The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
| California
Mark Pletcher, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Protecting the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic -- The COVER-HCW Project

RAND Corporation
| California
Lisa S. Meredith, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparative Effectiveness of Single-Site and Scattered-Site Permanent Supportive Housing on Patient-Centered and COVID-19 Related Outcomes for People Experiencing Homelessness

University of Southern California
| California
Benjamin Henwood, PhD, MA, MSW
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing the Effectiveness of a Text-Message-Based Home Monitoring Program and Oxygen Monitoring for Patients with COVID-19 -- The COVID Watch Study

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
| Pennsylvania
Mucio Kit Delgado, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Deliver Remote Mental Health Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Research Foundation For The State University of New York
| New York
Yu-Ping Chang, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Perioperative Telemonitoring for Functional Recovery and Symptoms

City of Hope
| California
Virginia Sun, PhD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Monitor Glucose among People with Type 2 Diabetes

HealthPartners Institute
| Minnesota
Richard Bergenstal, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

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