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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

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

Comparing Treatments for Resistant Kawasaki Disease -- The KIDCARE Study

University of California San Diego
| California
Jane C. Burns, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Medicines to Prevent Blood Clots in Patients Who Need Long-Term Blood-Thinning Treatment -- The COVET Trial

Duke University
| North Carolina
Thomas L. Ortel, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Terminated
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Mobile Stroke Unit Treatment with Emergency Room Care among Patients Who Have Had a Stroke -- The BEST-MSU Study

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
| Texas
James Grotta, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Treating Genital Herpes during Pregnancy Improve Birth Outcomes?

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
| California
De-Kun Li, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Linking Randomized Clinical Trials and ClaiTRD Data for Enhancing Randomized and Non-Randomized Patient-Centered Outcomes Evidence Generation

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Mehdi Najafzadeh, PhD, MA, TRD
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract not executed
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Medicines to Prevent Blood Clots after Treatment for Fractures -- The PREVENT CLOT Study

University of Maryland Baltimore
| Maryland
Robert V. O'Toole, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Benefits and Harms of Different Long-Term Treatments for Blood Clots -- The DARE Warfarin Study

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Katsiaryna Bykov, PharmD, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Treatment Strategies to Prevent Future Blood Clots among Patients Who Received at Least Three Months of Blood Thinners -- The ALTERNATIVE Study

University of California, San Francisco
| California
Margaret Fang, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Three Treatments for Adults with Major Depression That Does Not Respond to First-Line Treatment -- The ASCERTAIN TRD Study

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
George Papakostas, MD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Treatment Approaches for Older Adults with Treatment-Resistant Depression -- The OPTIMUM Study

Washington University School of Medicine
| Missouri
Eric J. Lenze, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing ECT and Ketamine in Adults with Treatment-Resistant Depression – The ELEKT-D Study

Cleveland Clinic Foundation
| Ohio
Amit Anand, MD^
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Help Veterans Manage Chronic Pain -- The VOICE Study

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
| Minnesota
Erin Krebs, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Oral Medicines to Improve Patient Experiences with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis -- PRAG-MS

Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta" (Italy)
| N/A
Renato Mantegazza, MD^
Project Status:
Terminated
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Safety and Effectiveness of Different Medicines to Treat Multiple Sclerosis -- The COMBAT-MS Study

Karolinska Institute (Sweden)
| N/A
Fredrik Piehl, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Medicines to Help Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Feel Less Fatigued -- The TRIUMPHANT-MS Study

Johns Hopkins University^
| Maryland
Bardia Nourbakhsh, MD, MAS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Standard and Short Online Mindfulness Therapy Programs for Improving Well-Being -- The Healthy Mind Healthy You Study

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Medications Added to a Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor to Treat Patients with PTSD

University of California San Francisco
| California
Beth Cohen, MD, MAS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Medicines for Long-Term Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
| New Mexico
Christophe G. Lambert, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Antibiotics and Surgery to Treat Appendicitis in Children

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
| Ohio
Peter C. Minneci, MD, MHSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Looking at the Effect of Treatment Duration for Newborn Infants Who Have Seizures

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Renée A. Shellhaas, MD, MS & Hannah C. Glass, MDCM, MAS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using Research Networks to Compare Medicines for Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases -- The Comparative Health Outcomes in Immune-mediated diseases CollaborativE (CHOICE) Study

University of Alabama at Birmingham
| Alabama
Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, MPH, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Manage Symptoms for Patients Who Have Chronic Migraine and Frequent Medication Use -- The MOTS Trial

Mayo Clinic Arizona
| Arizona
Todd J. Schwedt, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Medicines to Prevent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Episodes -- The RELIANCE Study

University of Illinois at Chicago
| Illinois
Jerry A. Krishnan, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Decrease Severe Asthma Attacks among Black and Latinx Adults with Moderate to Severe Asthma -- The PREPARE Study

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Elliot Israel, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

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