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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
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

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

Comparing Three Ways to Help Patients Manage Multiple Chronic Conditions

UPMC Center for High ValueHealth Care
| Pennsylvania
Dan Swayze
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Approaches to Improve Black Patients’ Chances of Getting Live Donor Kidney Transplants

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc
| Massachusetts
James R. Rodrigue, PhD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
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

Comparing Essure® and Tubal Ligation to Prevent Pregnancy

Yale University
| Connecticut
Aileen M. Gariepy, MD, MPH
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

Comparing Two Programs to Maintain Weight Loss among Black Women with Obesity

University of Florida
| Florida
Carolyn M. Tucker, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing the Effects of Three-Week versus Five-Week Courses of Radiation Therapy for Women with Breast Cancer Getting Mastectomy with Breast Reconstruction

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Rinaa Sujata Punglia, MD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Help Parents of Children with Sickle Cell Disease Decide on Treatment -- The ENGAGE HU Study

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Lori E. Crosby, PsyD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Medicines for Adults with Myasthenia Gravis -- The PROMISE-MG Study

Duke University
| North Carolina
Donald B. Sanders, MD, and Pushpa Narayanaswami, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Decrease Medicine Use for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

University of Pittsburgh^
| Pennsylvania
Natalie E. Leland, PhD
Project Status:
PCORI Peer-Review Process Complete
Project Type:
Research

Advocates in Precision Medicine in Oncology

Research Advocacy Network
| Texas
Mary Lou Smith, JD, MPA, MBA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Collaborations for Health and Empowered Community-based Scientists (CHECS)

Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services
| Illinois
Nivedita Mohanty, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Sustainability Conference

Trailhead Institute
| Colorado
Justine Sunshine, PhD^
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

2017 Conference for Community Engagement and Healthcare Improvement

The University of Texas HSC at San Antonio
| Texas
Darpan Patel, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Setting the Stage for Patient Involvement: Connecting Patients with Periodontal Disease - Tier III

Connecting Patients with Periodontal Disease Committee
| Oregon
Victoria Henson-Apollonio, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

Engaging Patients with Life-Limiting Illnesses on Receiving Palliative Care - Tier III

University of Nevada-Las Vegas
| Nevada
Jay Shen, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

Stakeholder-Driven Veterans' Suicide Protection Advisory Group - Tier III

University of Colorado Denver - College of Nursing
| Colorado
Cheryl Krause-Parello, PhD, MSN
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

Exploring Survivorship Care Plan Options - Tier III

Zero Breast Cancer
| California
Catherine Thomsen, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

Familias Unidas: Pre-diabetes Diagnosis and Treatment - Tier III

NCLR/CSULB Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training
| California
Mara Bird, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

Developing Meaningful Research for Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Conditions - Tier III

University of Southern California
| California
Carol Haywood, MOT
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

Developing Effective Interventions to Achieve a Healthy Weight Among Hispanic Children Ages 0-5 - Tier III

Children's Hospital of Colorado
| Colorado
Deb Federspiel, BS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

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