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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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Comparing Two Ways to Treat Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis -- The RA-PRO PRagmatic Trial (RA-PROPR)

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
| Alabama
Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Ways to Treat Children with Inactive Spondyloarthritis -- The BACK-OFF JSpA Study

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Pamela Weiss, MD, AB
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Three Ways to Treat PTSD among Veterans

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
| Pennsylvania
Keith Bredemeier, PhD, BA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Expanding Effective Home Oxygen Management Strategies for Premature Infants

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Lawrence Rhein, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Implementing Best-Practice, Patient-Centered Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention in Trauma Centers

Coalition for National Trauma Research
| Texas
Elliott Haut, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Comparing Three Ways to Treat Anxiety in Patients Who Go to the Emergency Room with Low-Risk Chest Pain

Trustees of Indiana University
| Indiana
Paul Musey, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Types of Prostate Biopsy

Weill Cornell Medicine
| New York
Jim C. Hu, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Expanding the Use of a School-Based Program to Improve Executive Functioning among Students with Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Laura G. Anthony, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Using a Learning Collaborative to Help Hospitals Support Patient Decisions about Orthopedic Care

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Karen R. Sepucha, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Implementing Team-based Outpatient Palliative Care in Parkinson Foundation Centers of Excellence

University of Rochester
| New York
Benzi M. Kluger, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Are Two Hearing Aids Better Than One for Age-Related Hearing Loss?

Duke University
| North Carolina
Sherri L. Smith, AuD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Two Programs for Managing Hearing Loss among Older Adults in Assisted Living Facilities

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Catherine Palmer, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Five Treatment Approaches for Men with Prostate Cancer -- The PC CONCEPT Study

Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
| New York
Jim C. Hu, MD, MPH, and Ronald C. Chen, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Ways to Obtain Hearing Aids for People with Age-Related Hearing Loss

Northwestern University
| Illinois
Sumitrajit Dhar, PhD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Types of Well-Child Visits for Preventing Obesity among Preschool-Aged Children in Rural Areas

Geisinger Clinic
| Pennsylvania
Lisa Bailey-Davis, RD, DEd
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Manage Pain after High-Dose Chemotherapy

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
| New York
Gary Deng, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research

Using the Child Health Ratings Inventories (CHRIS) to Improve Care for Children with Type 1 Diabetes

University of California, Irvine
| California
Sherrie H. Kaplan, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Comparing Two Therapies for Improving Social and Thinking Skills in Patients with Schizophrenia

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc
| Massachusetts
Matcheri S. Keshavan, MD, and Russell K. Schutt, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Surgical Treatments for Kidney Stones in Children and Youth

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Gregory E. Tasian, MD, MSc
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Standard and Family Diabetes Self-Management Education for Improving Diabetes Outcomes

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
| Arkansas
Pearl A. McElfish, PhD, MBA
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Expanding Implementation of Family Problem-Solving Therapy for Teens with Traumatic Brain Injury

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Shari L. Wade, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Comparing Three Ways to Treat Insomnia in Adults Living in Rural Areas

Sutter Bay Hospital
| California
Katie Stone, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
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Comparing Two Ways to Help Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Manage Pain -- The CaRISMA Study

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Charles Jonassaint, PhD, MHS
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Expanding a Program That Trains Peers to Support Patients with Sleep Apnea

University of Ariona
| Arizona
Sairam Parthasarathy, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

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