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Project Status
Project Type

Comparing Two Ways to Promote Healthy Weight Gain and Prevent Obesity in Early Childhood

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
William Heerman^
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Ways to Help Sexual and Gender Minority Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Reduce Distress and Engage in Treatment

Yale University
| Connecticut
Joan Cook, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Help Clinicians and Older Patients Make Colorectal Cancer Screening Decisions

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Karen Sepucha, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Behavioral Activation and Medicine Management for Treating Depression in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure

Cedars-Sinai Health System
| California
Waguih Ishak, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways for Patients and Clinics to Improve Blood Pressure Control

The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
| California
Mark Pletcher, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Two Ways to Help Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Their Care Partners Choose among Treatment Options -- The DART Study

Tufts University
| Massachusetts
Keren Ladin, PhD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Hair Removal Treatments for Adolescents with Pilonidal Disease

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
| Ohio
Peter Minneci, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Meditation with Medicine for Patients with Anxiety Disorders

Georgetown University Medical Center
| District of Columbia
Elizabeth Hoge, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Understanding How Gender Affirmation Therapies Affect HIV-Related Health for Transgender Adults

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Sari Reisner, ScD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Treatments for Fatigue in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis -- COMBO-MS

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Tiffany Braley, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Approaches to Advance Care Planning for Patients with Advanced Illness

Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
| California
Neil S. Wenger MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Does Adding Acupuncture and/or Pain Counseling to Pain Medicine Help Reduce Pain Among Hospitalized Patients with Cancer?

University of California, San Francisco
| California
Maria Chao, DrPH, MPA
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Help Parents of Children with Sickle Cell Disease Decide on Treatment with Their Doctors

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Lori E. Crosby, Psy.D
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Strategies to Help People with Traumatic Brain Injury Continue Recovering after a Hospital Stay -- The BRITE Study

University of Washington
| Washington
Jeanne Hoffman, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Can Early Tracheostomy Improve Recovery and Survival in Patients with Severe Stroke and Breathing Failure? -- The SETPOINT 2 Study

Maine Medical Center
| Maine
David Seder, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Providing at-Home Kidney Disease Care for Native Americans in New Mexico

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
| New Mexico
Vallabh O. Shah, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Treatments for Adults with Major Depression That Does Not Respond to First-Line Treatment -- The ASCERTAIN TRD Study

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
George Papakostas, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Help Veterans Manage Pain and Reduce Use of Prescription Opioid Medicines -- The VOICE Study

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
| Minnesota
Erin Krebs, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Clinic- and Home-Based Exercise Programs to Help Adults with Multiple Sclerosis -- The TEAMS Study

University of Alabama at Birmingham
| Alabama
James Rimmer, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Safety and Effectiveness of Medicines Patients Take for Many Years to Treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS) -- The COMBAT-MS Study

Karolinska Institute (Sweden)
Fredrik Piehl, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

The Role of Breast Density in Decision Making for Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Testing -- The BCSC-ADVANCE Study

University of California, Davis
| California
Diana Miglioretti, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Provide Hepatitis C Treatment for People Who Take Methadone

The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
| New York
Andrew Talal, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Asthma Treatments: A Study Focusing on African-American, Hispanic, and Latino Adults -- The PREPARE Study for PeRson EmPowered Asthma Relief

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Elliot Israel, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Can People in Later Stages of MS Stop Taking Disease-Modifying Therapies? (The DISCO-MS Trial)

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
John Corboy, MD, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways of Combining Behavioral Health Care and Primary Care for Adults

University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
| Vermont
Benjamin Littenberg, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

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