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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

Helping Researchers Assess How Well Data Reflect Clinical Context

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Charles Bailey, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Developing Methods to Combine Data Sources for Health Research

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
| Maryland
Elizabeth Stuart, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Developing New Methods for Assessing Heterogeneity of Treatment Effect in Cluster Randomized Trials

Yale School of Public Health
| Connecticut
Fan Li, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Developing Methods to Combine and Analyze Data from PRPP-SMART Studies

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Kelley Kidwell, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Developing Methods to Help Identify Patients with Rare Diseases in Electronic Health Records

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
| Pennsylvania
Daniel Herman, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Developing Methods to Analyze Data Missing Due to Death in Cluster Randomized Trials

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Michael Harhay, PhD, MPH, MA, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Developing Methods for Combining and Analyzing Electronic Health Record Data

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Yong Chen, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Methods to Generalize Results from Clinical Trials

Brown University
| Rhode Island
Jon Steingrimsson, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

New Methods to Analyze Data from Cluster Randomized Trials when Clusters Differ after Treatment Assignment

Duke University
| North Carolina
Fan Li, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Toward a New Generation of Matching Methods for Comparative Effectiveness Research

Harvard Medical School
| Massachusetts
Jose R. Zubizarreta, PhD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing Methods to Improve the Accuracy of Data Obtained from Clinicians' Notes in Electronic Health Records

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Alexander Turchin, MD, MS
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Developing Methods for Planning and Analyzing Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
John S. Preisser, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Improving Methods for Extracting Data from Clinicians' Notes in Electronic Health Records

Medical University of South Carolina
| South Carolina
Paul M. Heider, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Improving Methods for Identifying Social, Behavioral, and Clinical Factors in Doctors' Notes in Electronic Health Records

University of Florida
| Florida
Yonghui Wu, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Developing Methods to Identify Patients Who Benefit Most from Different Treatments

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Yong Chen, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Do Public Deliberation Methods Help Improve the Informed Consent Process for Research on Sensitive Topics?

Trustees of Indiana University
| Indiana
Amelia S. Knopf, PhD, MPH, BSN
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing and Testing New Methods for Comparing Outcomes Across Groups of Patients in Observational Studies

Duke University
| North Carolina
Laine E. Thomas, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

A New Method to Create Personalized Treatment Guidance Using Patient Health Data

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
| Wisconsin
Guanhua Chen, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing One-Stage Versus Two-Stage Informed Consent for Clinical Trials

Sloan-Kettering Institute For Cancer Research
| New York
Andrew Vickers, DPhil
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

A New Natural Language Processing Method to Study Whether Patients Take Medicine as Directed

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
| Texas
Kirk Roberts, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Developing an Incremental Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage Method to Improve Data Sharing and Data Quality

Anschutz Medical Campus - University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Toan Ong, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing Methods to Improve the Use of Information about Medicine Refills in Analyses of Electronic Health Record Data

Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
| California
Romain Neugebauer, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing and Testing New Methods for Linking and Analyzing Multiple Data Sources with Limited Patient Identifiers

Brown University
| Rhode Island
Roee Gutman, PhD, MS, BSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Applying Results from Randomized Controlled Trials to Patients in Clinical Practice Using Hybrid Study Methods

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Jennifer L. Lund, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing and Testing a New Method for Comparing More than Two Treatments Using Electronic Health Records

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
| New Jersey
Liangyuan Hu, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

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