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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

Comparing Two Ways to Provide School-Based Mental Health Screening to Improve Access to Treatment for Black Students

University of Florida
| Florida
Joni Splett, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Telehealth to In-Person Crisis Prevention for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

University System of New Hampshire
| New Hampshire
Joan Beasley, PhD, MEd
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Provide Maternal Mental Health Treatment to Women Who Are Black or of African Descent Living in Washington, DC

Children's Research Institute
| District of Columbia
Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Offer Remote Therapy for Depressive Symptoms in People with Heart Disease

University of Kentucky
| Kentucky
Debra Moser, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Provide Enhanced Prenatal Care to Improve Health in Mothers and Babies -- The EMBRACE Study

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

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
Has Results

Comparing Universal versus Focused Screening for Depression among Teens in High School -- The SHIELD Trial

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Deepa L. Sekhar, MD, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Treat Insomnia among Black Women

Boston University
| Massachusetts
Lynn Rosenberg, ScD, MS, and Eric Zhou, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing a Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue Management Course Delivered via Teleconference, Internet, or in Person

Case Western Reserve University
| Ohio
Matthew A. Plow, PhD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Approaches to Improve Black Patients’ Chances of Getting Live Donor Kidney Transplants

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc
| Massachusetts
James R. Rodrigue, PhD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Maintain Weight Loss among Black Women with Obesity

University of Florida
| Florida
Carolyn M. Tucker, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Stepped-Care Program to Treat Emotional Distress among Patients with Lung or Head and Neck Cancer and Their Caregivers

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Evelinn A. Borrayo, PhD
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

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

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

Comparing Two Ways to Treat Serious Worry among Older Adults from Underserved, Racial or Ethnic Minority Communities

Baylor College of Medicine
| Texas
Melinda A. Stanley, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Help African Americans Who Are Non-Daily Smokers Quit Smoking

University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc.
| Kansas
Nikki Nollen, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Patients Living in Rural Areas Transition from Hospital to Home -- The ROADMAP Study

University of Montana
| Montana
Tom Seekins, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Evaluating Home-Based Health Coaching from Community Health Representatives for Navajo Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Sonya Shin, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Do Education, Case Management, and Advanced Practice Pharmacy Services Improve Health among American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples with Diabetes?

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Joan O'Connell, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Program that Focuses on Lifestyle Changes Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors in a Rural Community in Appalachian Kentucky?

University of Kentucky
| Kentucky
Debra K. Moser, PhD, RN, FAAN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Treating Chronic Pain Using Approaches Adapted for Patients with Limited Reading Skills

University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
| Alabama
Beverly E. Thorn, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Long-Term Outcomes of Two Collaborative Care Approaches for People with Depression

University of California, Los Angeles
| California
Kenneth B. Wells, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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