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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

Comparing Two Ways to Prevent Severe Hypoglycemia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington
| Washington
James Ralston, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Approaches to Care Coordination for Patients with Multiple Health Needs

HealthPartners Institute
| Minnesota
Leif I. Solberg, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Ways to Obtain Hearing Aids for People with Age-Related Hearing Loss

Northwestern University
| Illinois
Sumitrajit Dhar, PhD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Reduce Medicine Use among Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| California
Richard W. Grant, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Standard and Family Diabetes Self-Management Education for Improving Diabetes Outcomes

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
| Arkansas
Pearl A. McElfish, PhD, MBA
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Treatments for Dental Cavities in Older Adults Living in Low-Income Housing

Case Western Reserve University
| Ohio
Suchitra Nelson, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Radiation Treatments for Localized Prostate Cancer - COMPPARE

University of Florida Board of Trustees
| Florida
Nancy Mendenhall, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
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

Comparing Treatments to Help Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Address Problems with Swallowing

University Health Network (Canada)
| N/A
Rosemary Martino, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Provide Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Jennifer S. Temel, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
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

Comparing Surgery to Physical Therapy Alone for Treating Rotator Cuff Tears -- The ARC Trial

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
| Texas
Nitin Jain, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

In-Home versus Phone-Based Care for Older Adults with Dementia, Depression, or Delirium

University of Connecticut School of Medicine
| Connecticut
Richard Fortinsky, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing More Versus Less Frequent Monitoring to Diagnose Lung Cancer Early -- The Watch the Spot Trial

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| California
Michael K. Gould, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Schedule Breast Cancer Screenings -- The WISDOM Study

University of California, San Francisco
| California
Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

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