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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

Comparing Four Ways to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
| Pennsylvania
Michelle Lent
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Does a Counseling Program for Friends and Family Help People with Opioid Use Disorder Stay in Treatment?

Stanford University
| California
Karen Osilla, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Ways to Treat Insomnia in Adults Living in Rural Areas

Sutter Bay Hospital
| California
Katie Stone, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Help Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Manage Pain -- The CaRISMA Study

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Charles Jonassaint, PhD, MHS
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Promote Healthy Weight Gain and Prevent Obesity in Early Childhood

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
William J. Heerman, MD, MPH^
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Methods for Treating Depression and Anxiety among Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Sinai Health System (Canada)
| N/A
Daisy Singla, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two School Behavioral Health Programs to Improve Students' Academic Performance and Mental Health

University of South Carolina
| South Carolina
Mark Weist, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Offer Behavioral Therapy for Children with ADHD from Families with Low Incomes -- The PASS Study

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Thomas Power, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Help African-American and Latino Patients with HIV to Receive and Retain Care

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
| Maryland
Kathleen Page, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Promote Quitting Smoking for People Referred for Lung Cancer Screenings

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Scott Halpern, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Inpatient Versus Outpatient Settings for Treating Teens after a Suicidal Event

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Drew Barzman, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Two Depression Prevention Programs for Teens -- The Path 2 Purpose Study

University of Illinois at Chicago
| Illinois
Benjamin Van Voorhees, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Programs to Treat Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Behavioral Health Conditions

UPMC Center for High ValueHealth Care
| Pennsylvania
Eva Szigethy, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

What Is the Effect of Adding a Health Coach to Patient-Centered Medical Homes for Managing Multiple Chronic Conditions?

Clinical Directors Network
| New York
Jonathan Tobin, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Reduce Unsafe Opioid Prescribing and Improve Outcomes among People Who Are Injured at Work -- The WOW Study

University of Washington
| Washington
Gary Franklin, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Online and In-Person Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Youth with Anxiety Disorders -- The Kids FACE FEARS Study

Boston Medical Center Corporation
| Massachusetts
Donna Pincus
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Treat Childhood Obesity -- The TEAM UP Study

Washington University
| Missouri
Denise Wilfley, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Treatments for Chronic Low Back Pain

University of Utah
| Utah
Julie Fritz, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs for Managing Long-Term Health Problems for People with Lived Experience of Mental Illness

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
| New Hampshire
Sarah Pratt, PhD^
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Connecting Low-Income Tobacco Users with a Telephone Quitline to Help Them Quit

University of Utah
| Utah
David Wetter, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Coordinate Care for Patients after Trauma

University of Washington
| Washington
Douglas Zatzick, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Treat Youth with Anxiety or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital
| Rhode Island
Jennifer Freeman, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Hair Removal Treatments for Adolescents and Young Adults with Pilonidal Disease

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

Comparing Health-System-Based and Community-Based Dementia Care for Patients and Caregivers -- D-CARE: The Dementia Care Study

Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
| California
David Reuben, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

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