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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

Evidence and the Individual Patient: Understanding Heterogeneous Treatment Effects for Patient-Centered Care

Tufts Medical Center, Inc.
| Massachusetts
David M. Kent, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference, Conference: Dissemination

The MS Minority Research Engagement Partnership Network

Accelerated Cure Project
| Massachusetts
Hollie Schmidt, MS, BS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project
Has Results

Using Different Data Sets to Test How Well Clinical Prediction Models Work to Predict Patients' Risk of Heart Disease

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

Comparing Two Ways to Treat Depression among Pregnant Women and New Mothers with Low Incomes

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH; Caroline J Kistin, MD, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Messaging Systems to Increase Use of Online Programs That Help Smokers Quit -- Smoker-to-Smoker (S2S)

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Rajani Sadasivam, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Effect of High-Deductible Health Plans and Preventive Drug Lists on Asthma Attacks, Medicine Use, and Out-of-Pocket Costs -- The AFFORD Study

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care ,Inc.
| Massachusetts
Alison A. Galbraith, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

COPE-Navajo Nation Cancer Survivorship Conference

Partners in Health
| Massachusetts
Hannah Sehn, BA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Boston BRI...DGE

Center for Community Health Education Research and Service, Inc.
| Massachusetts
Elmer Freeman, MSW
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Unhealthy Substance Use among Community-Based Older Adults: What Is the Role of Home Health Aides? - Tier I

Home Care Aide Foundation
| Massachusetts
Hayley P. Gleason, MS, MSW
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Patient Engaged Efforts to Reduce (PEER) Diabetes among Asian Americans - Tier I

Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (Viet-AID)
| Massachusetts
Tam H. Nguyen, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Community Engagement to Improve Prevention and Treatment of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection - Tier I

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Laura Gibson, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Engaging Cancer Survivors in the Community for Assessing Nutritional Needs and Barriers - Tier I

Tufts University
| Massachusetts
Fang Fang Zhang, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Healing Families: Parental Involvement in the Treatment of Low-Income Teens Diagnosed with a Mood Disorder - Tier I

Families for Depression Awareness
| Massachusetts
Susan Weinstein, JD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Building Partnerships for Addressing HIV among African Immigrants - Tier I

Multicultural AIDS Coalition
| Massachusetts
Chioma Nnaji, MPH, Med
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Comparing Two Ways to Provide Follow-Up Care to Patients after Bone Marrow Transplants

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Gregory Abel, MD, MPH
Project Status:
PCORI Peer-Review Process Complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Creating a New Process to Include Medical Device Information in Insurance Claims

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Joel S. Weissman, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Linking Randomized Clinical Trials and ClaiTRD Data for Enhancing Randomized and Non-Randomized Patient-Centered Outcomes Evidence Generation

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Mehdi Najafzadeh, PhD, MA, TRD
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract not executed
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Benefits and Harms of Different Long-Term Treatments for Blood Clots -- The DARE Warfarin Study

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Katsiaryna Bykov, PharmD, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

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 PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

PaRTICIpate in Diabetes Self-Management: A Conference Series

University of Mississippi
| Mississippi
Meagen Rosenthal, PhD, MA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference
Has Results

Comparing Standard and Short Online Mindfulness Therapy Programs for Improving Well-Being -- The Healthy Mind Healthy You Study

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Full Circle Engagement to Improve Patient Outcomes for Those with Rare Neuroinvasive Mosquito Borne Illnesses - Tier II

N.A.
| Mississippi
Sharon Sims^
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier II

Engaging Patients with Life-Limiting Illnesses on Receiving Palliative Care - Tier II

University of Nevada-Las Vegas
| Nevada
Jay Shen, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier II

Tailoring Patient Options for Medication Adherence Action Plans in Community Pharmacies - Tier II

Northeastern University
| Massachusetts
Nathaniel Rickles, PhD, PharmD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier II

Improving Oral Health for Vulnerable Populations - Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Tier II

Tufts University
| Massachusetts
John Morgan, DDS, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier II

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