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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
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Understanding How Patients' Response to Treatment Varies Using Predicted Risk

Tufts Medical Center, Inc.
| Massachusetts
David Kent, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Treatment for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) with or without Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Yale University
| Connecticut
Shiyi Wang, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing a New Way to Display Data Collected from Interviews and Group Discussions

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

Using Numbers in a Decision Aid to Describe Risks and Benefits of Colorectal Cancer Screening Options

Indiana University
| Indiana
Peter H. Schwartz, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Communication Training Programs for Cancer Doctors

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
James Tulsky, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Acupuncture and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Treat Insomnia among Cancer Survivors -- The CHOICE Trial

Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research^
| New York
Jun James Mao, MD, MSCE
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

Training Doctors to Discuss Goals of Care with Patients Who Have Advanced Cancer

Mount Sinai School of Medicine
| New York
Nina Bickell, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing a Method for Engaging People in Setting Research Agendas

Virginia Commonwealth University
| Virginia
Emily Zimmerman, MS, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Increase Cancer Screening for Women with Depression

Clinical Directors Network, Inc.
| New York
Jonathan Tobin, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Why Do Radiation Doses in CT Differ across Hospitals and Countries?

University of California San Francisco
| California
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD, BS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Do Reports That Capture the Age-Related Problems of Older Patients with Cancer Improve Doctor-Patient Conversations? -- The COACH Study

University of Rochester
| New York
Supriya Mohile, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Determining Whether a Mobile App and Website Improve Appropriate Pap Test Screening for Cervical Cancer

University of California, Los Angeles^
| California
Anna-Barbara Moscicki, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Intensity of Follow-Up Tests after Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation
| Illinois
George J. Chang, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Men with Prostate Cancer Determine Their Preferences for Treatment

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Ravishankar Jayadevappa, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Reducing Legal Barriers to Help Patients Receive Treatment for Breast and Lung Cancer -- The Project SUPPORT Study

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Tracy A. Battaglia, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Decision Aid to Help Patients with Ovarian Cancer Choose between Two Ways to Get Chemotherapy

University of California Irvine
| California
Lari Wenzel, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing New Ways to Measure How Patients Rate Quality of Life

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Yeshiva University
| New York
Bruce D. Rapkin, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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