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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 Two Programs for Helping Patients Make Informed Decisions about Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Susan Blalock, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Patients, Advocates, and Rheumatology Teams for Research and Service (PARTNERS)

Duke University
| North Carolina
Laura Schanberg, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Patient Powered Research Networks (PPRN) Phase II
Has Results

IBD Partners: A Participant-Powered Research Network of Patients with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Patient Powered Research Networks (PPRN) Phase II
Has Results

Comparing the Safety and Effectiveness of Low-Dose versus High-Dose Aspirin to Prevent Problems from Heart Disease -- The ADAPTABLE Study -- A PCORnet® Study

Duke University
| North Carolina
William Schuyler Jones, MD*
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

A Training Program on Pain Coping Skills for African Americans with Hip or Knee Arthritis

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Kelli Allen, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Changes in Health for Patients Who Complete Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus -- The PROP up TARGET Study

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Donna Evon, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Program to Help Patients Prepare for Kidney Failure Treatment -- The PREPARE NOW Study

Duke University
| North Carolina
Leigh E. Boulware, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Safety and Effectiveness of Medicines to Treat Crohn’s Disease in Children and Adolescents -- The COMBINE Trial

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Michael D. Kappelman, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing a Care Program and Usual Care to Help Patients Transition Home from the Hospital after a Stroke -- The COMPASS Study

Wake Forest University
| North Carolina
Pamela W. Duncan, PhD, PT
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Procedures for Improving Symptoms of Uterine Fibroids -- The COMPARE-UF Study

Duke University
| North Carolina
Evan R. Myers, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Interview and Focus Group Data Collected in Person and Online

Family Health International
| North Carolina
Gregory Guest, PhD, MA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Program for Increasing Healthy Behaviors among Black Men

Gramercy Research Group, LLC.
| North Carolina
Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using Question Prompt Lists to Help Youth with Asthma Get More Involved in Clinic Visits

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Betsy Lynn Sleath, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Effects of Different Prostate Cancer Treatments on Quality of Life and Cancer Recurrence -- NC ProCESS

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Ronald C. Chen, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Use of Healthcare Services among Children with Disabilities Enrolled in an Accountable Care Organization

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Paula H. Song, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

How Do Patients Feel about Sharing and Linking Health Data for Research?

Duke University
| North Carolina
Sean O'Brien, MS, PhD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Training Staff at Doctors' Offices to Use Shared Decision Making with Patients Choosing Asthma Treatments

Atrium Health
| North Carolina
Hazel Tapp, PhD, BSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Measuring How Well Patients with Colorectal Cancer and Their Doctors Communicate

RTI International
| North Carolina
Lauren A. McCormack, PhD, MSPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

The Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service (PARTNERS) Consortium - Phase I

Duke University
| North Carolina
Laura Schanberg, MD
Project Status:
PCORnet: Phase I completed; Phase II in progress
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Patient Powered Research Networks (PPRN) Phase I
Has Results

Comparing Different Medicines for People Who Have Had a Stroke -- The PROSPER Study

Duke University
| North Carolina
Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MHS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Physical Therapy, Internet-Based Exercise Training, and No Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill^
| North Carolina
Kelli D. Allen, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Treatments for Aortic Valve Disease

Duke University
| North Carolina
J. Matthew Brennan, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Sugar Levels Improve Blood Sugar Control and Quality of Life for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Who Do Not Use Insulin? -- The Monitor Trial

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Latino Parents Learn Skills to Manage Their Children's Mental Health Care

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Kathleen Thomas, MPH, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Recovery Options for Stroke Patients

Duke University
| North Carolina
Janet Prvu Bettger, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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