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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
Project Type
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
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

A New Method to Create Personalized Treatment Guidance Using Patient Health Data

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
| Wisconsin
Guanhua Chen, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

A New Natural Language Processing Method to Study Whether Patients Take Medicine as Directed

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
| Texas
Kirk Roberts, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Developing an Incremental Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage Method to Improve Data Sharing and Data Quality

Anschutz Medical Campus - University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Toan Ong, 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 Linking and Analyzing Multiple Data Sources with Limited Patient Identifiers

Brown University
| Rhode Island
Roee Gutman, PhD, MS, BSc
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

Developing and Testing a New Method for Comparing More than Two Treatments Using Electronic Health Records

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
| New Jersey
Liangyuan Hu, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing Methods to Link Health Data while Protecting Patient Privacy

Indiana University
| Indiana
Shaun Grannis, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Designing and Testing a Search Engine for Clinical Notes Included in Electronic Health Records

Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University
| Ohio
Yungui Huang, PhD, MBA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing New Randomization Methods for Electronic Health Data Randomization to Conduct Comparative Effectiveness Research

Dartmouth College
| New Hampshire
Tor D. Tosteson, ScD, MS, BA
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 New Methods for Comparing Treatments in Case-Control Studies

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
| Massachusetts
Goodarz Danaei, MD, MS, DSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

New Methods to Improve Data Accuracy in Studies Using Electronic Health Record Data

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
Bryan E. Shepherd, PhD; Pamela A. Shaw, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Testing Two Patient Surveys for Diagnosing Rare Genetic Conditions

Boston Children's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Ingrid A. Holm, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Creating Recommendations on Types of Data to Present in Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Development Studies

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Joel Joseph Gagnier, PhD ND, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using Different Data Sets to Test How Well Clinical Prediction Models Work to Predict Patients' Risk of Heart Disease

Tufts Medical Center
| Massachusetts
David M. Kent, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report 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 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 Software for Linking Patient Data from Multiple Sources

Texas A&M University Health Science Center
| Texas
Hye-Chung Kum, PhD, MSW, MS, FAMIA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Identifying Topics in Patient and Doctor Conversations Using Natural Language Processing Methods

University of Utah
| Utah
Zac E. Imel, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Creating a New Process to Include Medical Device Information in Insurance Claims

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Joel S. Weissman, 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 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®

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