Explore Our Portfolio
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 |
Displaying 1 - 22 of 22 results
Project Title
Project Status
Project Type
Has Results
Comparing the Effect of Adding Acupuncture and Pain Counseling to Usual Care on Reducing Pain among Patients with Cancer -- The PRACXIS Study
University of California, San Francisco
| California
Maria Chao, DrPH, MPA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Two Medicines for Adults with Myasthenia Gravis -- The PROMISE-MG Study
Duke University
| North Carolina
Donald B. Sanders, MD, and Pushpa Narayanaswami, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
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 Medicines to Help Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Feel Less Fatigued -- The TRIUMPHANT-MS Study
Johns Hopkins University^
| Maryland
Bardia Nourbakhsh, MD, MAS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Two Physical Therapy Schedules for Children with Cerebral Palsy -- The ACHIEVE Study
The Ohio State University
| Ohio
Jill C. Heathcock, MPT, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Looking at the Effect of Treatment Duration for Newborn Infants Who Have Seizures
University of Michigan
| Michigan
Renée A. Shellhaas, MD, MS & Hannah C. Glass, MDCM, MAS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing the Effects of How Often Men Have PSA Testing in the First Year after Prostate Cancer Treatment
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation
| Illinois
Ronald C. Chen, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Entry Sites for Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts in Children with Hydrocephalus
Baylor College of Medicine
| Texas
William Whitehead, MD, MPH
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
Treatment Decision Support for Men with Prostate Cancer and Their Caregivers
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
| Florida
Lee Green, PhD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Automated Tracking of Symptoms and Treatment Side Effects to Help Patients Starting New Medicines for Diabetes-Related Nerve Pain
Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
| California
Alyce Sophia Adams, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Reducing Burden on Hispanic Caregivers of Relatives with Dementia -- The Northern Manhattan Hispanic Caregiver Intervention Effectiveness Study (NHiCE)
Columbia University Health Sciences
| New York
Jose Alejandro Luchsinger, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Understanding the Development of Children with Cerebral Palsy and How Therapy May Affect Patient-Centered Outcomes
University of Washington
| Washington
Sarah Westcott McCoy, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Five Activities to Improve Quality of Life for Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment
University of Florida^
| Florida
Glenn E. Smith, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Does Plasma Exchange Help Improve Physical Function in Children with Transverse Myelitis? -- The CAPTURE Study
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
| Texas
Benjamin M. Greenberg, MD, MHS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Four Medicines to Treat Pain from Cryptogenic Sensory Polyneuropathy (CSPN) -- The PAIN-CONTRoLS Study
University of Kansas Medical Center
| Kansas
Richard J. Barohn, MD
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
Does a Coordinated-Care Management Approach Improve Care and Health for Patients with a Sleep Disorder? -- SMART DOCS
Stanford University School of Medicine
| California
Clete Kushida, MD, MS, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Does Helping Patients with Cancer Manage Their Symptoms at Home Improve Their Quality of Life?
University of South Florida
| Florida
Susan McMillan, NP, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing the Effects of Surgery, Radiation Therapy, and Active Surveillance on Men with Localized Prostate Cancer -- The CEASAR Study
Vanderbilt University
| Tennessee
David Penson, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Can Using Patient Reports of Low Back Pain Help to Better Direct Patients to Treatments?
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington^
| Washington
Dan Cherkin, PhD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing the Effectiveness of Nonsurgical Treatments for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis in Reducing Pain and Increasing Walking Ability
University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Michael J. Schneider, DC, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research