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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

Management Strategies for Infantile Epilepsy (A Systematic Review)

Memorandum of Understanding with Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
| Maryland
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Treat Insomnia among Black Women

Boston University
| Massachusetts
Lynn Rosenberg, ScD, MS, and Eric Zhou, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Treat Depression among Pregnant Women and New Mothers with Low Incomes

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH; Caroline J Kistin, MD, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Messaging Systems to Increase Use of Online Programs That Help Smokers Quit -- Smoker-to-Smoker (S2S)

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Rajani Sadasivam, PhD
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

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

Improving Methods for Analyzing Data from Case-Only Studies

President & Fellows of Harvard College
| Massachusetts
Murray A. Mittleman, MD, DPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Telehealth Approaches for Treating Complex Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care -- The SPIRIT Study

University of Washington
| Washington
John C. Fortney, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Antibiotics versus Surgery for Treating Appendicitis -- The CODA Study

University of Washington
| Washington
David Reed Flum, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Three Ways to Help Cancer Survivors Plan for Follow-Up Care

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Katherine Clegg Smith, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Improve Prescribing of Colony-Stimulating Factor in Cancer Treatment -- The TrACER Study

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
| Washington
Scott D. Ramsey, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Preventing Serious Falls among Older Adults -- The STRIDE Study

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Shalender Bhasin, MD, MB, BS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Engaging Patients, Doctors, and Healthcare Experts in Creating Guidelines for Cancer Screening

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Roger S. Luckmann, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Understanding Consumer Perspectives on Updated Preventive Care Recommendations

The George Washington University
| District of Columbia
Paula Lantz, PhD, MS, MA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Comparing Two Research Methods to Measure How Well Dynamic Treatment Works

Medical Technology & Practice Patterns Institute, Inc.
| Maryland
Yi Zhang, PhD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Creating a Decision-Support Computer Program to Help Cancer Patients Understand and Manage Their Symptoms

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Mary E. Cooley, PhD, CRNP, MSN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Patient and Stakeholder Opinions on Simpler Informed Consent Options

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
| Maryland
Ruth Faden, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Can Patient-Reported Outcomes Improve Patient-Clinician Decision Making About Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Clifton O. Bingham III, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: How People with More Than One Health Problem Manage Their Many Medicines

Washington State University
| Washington
Roxanne Vandermause, RN, CARD, CCM
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

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