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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
Project Type
Has Results

Does a Decision Aid Help Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease Choose Treatment? -- The DART Study

Trustees of Tufts College
| Massachusetts
Keren Ladin, PhD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Train Healthcare Clinic Staff to Ask Patients about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Fenway Community Health Center
| Massachusetts
Kenneth H. Mayer, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Understanding the Effect of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy on Sexual Health and Depression for Transgender Adults

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Sari L. Reisner, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Decrease Severe Asthma Attacks among Black and Latinx Adults with Moderate to Severe Asthma -- The PREPARE Study

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Elliot Israel, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Effects of Different Surgical Treatments on Quality of Life for Patients with Obesity

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Matthew Hutter, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

MoodNetwork

Massachusetts General Hospital (The General Hospital Corp.)
| Massachusetts
Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Patient Powered Research Networks (PPRN) Phase II
Has Results

iConquerMS: A Participant-Powered Research Network

Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
| Massachusetts
Robert McBurney, BSc, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Patient Powered Research Networks (PPRN) Phase II
Has Results

Accessible Research Commons for Health (ARCH)

President and Fellows of Harvard College
| Massachusetts
Kenneth Mandl, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Clinical Data Research Networks (CDRN) Phase II
Has Results

Pilot Project: Engaging Patients, Doctors, and Healthcare Experts in Creating Guidelines for Cancer Screening

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Roger S. Luckmann, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Testing Computer Programs That Help People Stop Smoking

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Thomas K. Houston, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Helping People Understand and Use Cancer Screening Recommendations

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Barry G. Saver, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Predicting Who Will Respond Best to Medical Treatments

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

Pilot Project: Creating a Decision-Support Computer Program to Help Cancer Patients Understand and Manage Their Symptoms

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Mary E. Cooley, PhD, CRNP, MSN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Figuring Out Which Patients Are Likely to Return to the Hospital

Boston University School of Medicine/ Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Brian W. Jack, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Figuring Out Why Some Patients Do Not Fill Their Blood Pressure Prescriptions

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
| Massachusetts
Michael Fischer, MD, MS^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

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