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Project Title
Project Status
Project Type

Comparing Ways to Reduce Unplanned Return Visits to the Hospital after a Hospital Stay among African-American and Hispanic/Latino Older Adults

University of South Florida
| Florida
Kyaien O. Conner, PhD, MPH, LSW
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Improve Communication between Healthcare Teams and People with a Communication Disability

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Megan A. Morris, PhD, MPH, CCC-SLP
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Pregnancy Care Programs for Preventing Premature Births

University of California, San Francisco
| California
Miriam Kuppermann, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Stroke and Blood Clot Risk in Transgender Women Taking Hormones

Emory University
| Georgia
Michael Goodman, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
William Heerman^
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

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; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Help Sexual and Gender Minority Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Reduce Distress and Engage in Treatment

Yale University
| Connecticut
Joan Cook, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Help Hispanic Patients Manage Type 2 Diabetes

Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
| New York
Renee Pekmezaris, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two State Insurer Strategies to Prevent Unsafe Opioid Prescribing

University of Washington
| Washington
Gary Franklin, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research

How Does Training Healthcare Providers to Discuss Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Affect Care?

Fenway Community Health Center
| Massachusetts
Kenneth Mayer, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Treat Insomnia among Black Women

Trustees of Boston University, BUMC
| Massachusetts
Lynn Rosenberg, ScD, MS
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Understanding How Gender Affirmation Therapies Affect HIV-Related Health for Transgender Adults

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Sari Reisner, ScD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Help Primary Care Providers Safely Treat Acute Pain and Avoid Overprescribing Opioids

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Kevin Kraemer, MD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Testing One State's Effort to Prevent Unsafe Treatments for Patients with Back Pain -- Back on Track

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| Washington
Lynn DeBar, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Do Black Women with Obesity Lose Weight and Keep the Weight Off when Offered Culturally Sensitive Treatment Programs?

University of Florida
| Florida
Carolyn M. Tucker, PhD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Treat Depression among Pregnant Women and New Mothers with Low Incomes

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH; Caroline Kistin, MD, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Identifying and Treating Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska -- The Hearing Norton Sound Study

Norton Sound Health Corporation
| Alaska
Samantha Kleindienst Robler, AuD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Help Latino Men Lose Weight -- The HOMBRE Trial

Stanford University School of Medicine^
| California
Lisa G. Rosas, MPH, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing Whether a Referral to a Telehealth Program Helps African-American and Hispanic Adults with COPD Transition from Hospital to Home

Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
| New York
Negin Hajizadeh, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Testing a Mental Health Program for Underserved Patients with Lung Cancer and Head and Neck Cancer and Their Caregivers

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Evelinn A. Borrayo, PhD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Web-Based Platform for Caregivers Help People with Down Syndrome Get Recommended Health Services?

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Brian Skotko, MD, MPP
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing the Effectiveness of Adding Group Therapy to Home Visiting Services on Reducing Postpartum Depression in Women with Low Incomes

Northwestern University
| Illinois
Darius Tandon, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using an iPad App in School Health Centers to Support Latina Teens Making Choices about Birth Control -- The Health-E You/Salud iTu Intervention

University of California San Francisco
| California
Kathleen P. Tebb, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Program to Improve Patient-Clinician Communication for Patients Who Speak Limited English

University of California San Francisco
| California
Leah S. Karliner, MD, MAS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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