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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

Pilot Evidence Maps: The Impact of mHealth for Self-Management of Chronic Disease on Patient-Centered Outcomes

ECRI
| Pennsylvania
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Other Evidence Products

Conference Wilms Tumor in WAGR Syndrome

International WAGR Syndrome Association
| Pennsylvania
Kelly Trout BSN, RN
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Pilot Evidence Maps: Treatments for Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

ECRI
| Pennsylvania
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Other Evidence Products

Building a Patient-centered Alliance to Address Chronic Pain and Opioid Prescription Use

Public Health Management Corporation - Care Clinic
| Pennsylvania
Travis Cos, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier A

Partners for a Healthy Homewood

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Janet Freburger PhD, PT
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier A

Comparing Prevention Programs for Individuals with Spinal Cord Conditions

Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
| Pennsylvania
Marci Ruediger, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier A

Engaging Medically and Psychosocially Complex Patients

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Peter Cronholm, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Defining a Roadmap for Patient Engagement in Imaging CER

ECOG-ACRIN Medical Foundation
| Pennsylvania
Ruth Carlos, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Family and Youth Research Education (FYREworks): Trainings and Resources for Research Partnerships Involving Adolescents

Temple University^
| Pennsylvania
Katherine Bevans, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Reducing Cancer Disparities by Engaging Stakeholders

Thomas Jefferson University
| Pennsylvania
Ronald Myers, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference, Conference: Dissemination
Has Results

Developing Sets of Survey Questions to Measure Children's Sleep Health

The Childrens' Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using Surveys to Assess Patient-Centered Factors that May Affect Responses to Chronic Pain Treatment

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Carol Greco, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Creating a Manual to Better Define Rehabilitation Treatments

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
| Pennsylvania
John Whyte, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Collaborative Goal Setting with or without Community Health Worker Support for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Judith A. Long, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Treatments for Improving Physical Function in Patients Who Had Knee Replacement Surgery

University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Sara R. Piva, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using Computer Alert Systems in the Emergency Room to Screen for Child Abuse

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Rachel Berger, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Evaluating the Impact of a User-Friendly Report of Genetic Testing Results for Parents of Children with Genetic Disorders

Weis Center For Research-Geisinger Clinic
| Pennsylvania
Marc S. Williams, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Broad- and Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics for Children with Ear, Sinus, and Throat Infections

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Gerber, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Anti-TNF Drugs versus Long-Term Steroid Use for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
James Lewis, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Web-Based Programs for Improving Shared Decision Making and the Person's Experience in Mental Health Care

UPMC Center for High ValueHealth Care
| Pennsylvania
Kim MacDonald-Wilson, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using a Reproductive Life Planning Website and Action Plan to Help Women Choose and Use Birth Control

Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Cynthia Chuang, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Decision Support by Phone Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Hispanic Patients?

Thomas Jefferson University
| Pennsylvania
Ronald E. Myers, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Guidance for Researchers on Optimal Methods for Conducting Comparative Effectiveness Research with Observational Data

University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Douglas Landsittel, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using Statistical Models to Predict Worsening Health among Older People with Disabilities

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Hillary Bogner, MD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

For Children Discharged after Hospitalization for Serious Bacterial Infections, Are Orally Administered Antibiotics as Effective as Antibiotics Given Intravenously through a PICC?

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Ron Keren, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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