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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 to Train Staff to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes

Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Protecting the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic -- The COVER-HCW Project

RAND Corporation
| California
Lisa S. Meredith, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing the Effectiveness of a Text-Message-Based Home Monitoring Program and Oxygen Monitoring for Patients with COVID-19 -- The COVID Watch Study

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
| Pennsylvania
Mucio Kit Delgado, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Reduce Unsafe Opioid Prescribing and Improve Outcomes among People Who Are Injured at Work -- The WOW Study

University of Washington
| Washington
Gary Franklin, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Expanding the Use of a Child Abuse Alert System to Improve Detection and Reporting

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
| Pennsylvania
Rachel Berger, AB, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)
Has Results

Understanding the Effect of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy on Sexual Health and Depression for Transgender Adults

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Sari L. Reisner, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Antiseptic Skin Solutions to Prevent Infection in Patients Having Surgery to Treat Fractures -- The PREPARE Study

University of Maryland, Baltimore
| Maryland
Gerard P. Slobogean, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Help Parents of Children with Sickle Cell Disease Decide on Treatment -- The ENGAGE HU Study

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Lori E. Crosby, PsyD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Identify Sleep Apnea in People with Traumatic Brain Injury during Inpatient Rehabilitation

Tampa VA Research and Education Foundation
| Florida
Risa Nakase-Richardson, PhD, FACRM, FNAN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Treating Genital Herpes during Pregnancy Improve Birth Outcomes?

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
| California
De-Kun Li, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Medicines to Prevent Blood Clots after Treatment for Fractures -- The PREVENT CLOT Study

University of Maryland Baltimore
| Maryland
Robert V. O'Toole, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

How Accurate Are PCORnet® Data for Measures of Children's Healthcare Quality? -- A PCORnet® Study

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Kathleen Walsh, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Provide Care for Adults Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence and Depression

University of Rochester
| New York
Catherine Cerulli, JD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Higher and Lower Intensity Parent-Clinician Communication Trainings to Reduce Antibiotic Misuse in Children

Children's Mercy Hospital
| Missouri
Kathy Goggin, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Looking at the Effects of Antibiotic Use on Childhood Obesity and Growth -- The PCORnet® Antibiotics Study

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.
| Massachusetts
Jason Block, MD, MPH^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Chemotherapy Recovery at Home versus in the Hospital for Children with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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

Helping People with Opioid Use Disorders Avoid Relapses after Leaving Jail

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

Comparing Bladder Management Strategies for People with Spinal Cord Injuries

University of Utah
| Utah
Jeremy Myers, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Types of Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery -- The REGAIN Trial

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

Comparing Two Ways to Reduce Future Fall Injuries among Older Adults Who Have Fallen -- The WISE Study

Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Christopher Sciamanna, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Improve Prescribing of Colony-Stimulating Factor in Cancer Treatment -- The TrACER Study

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
| Washington
Scott D. Ramsey, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Treat Low Back Pain and Prevent Chronic Pain and Disability -- The TARGET Trial

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Anthony Delitto, PhD, PT, FAPTA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Creating Survey Questions to Measure Important Aspects of Health for People Living with HIV

University of Washington
| Washington
Heidi M. Crane, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Clinician-Collected and Self-Collected Tests for Detecting High-Risk HPV Infection among Female-to-Male Transgender Adults

Fenway Community Health Center
| Massachusetts
Sari Reisner, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Pain Management for Sickle Cell Disease Crises in Emergency Rooms and Infusion Centers

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Sophie Lanzkron, MD, MHS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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