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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

Does Including a Health Coach in Well-Child Care Visits Improve Preventive Care for Families with Low Incomes?

Seattle Children's Research Institute
| Washington
Tumaini Coker, MD, MBA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Improving Instrumental Variables Methods for Non-Randomized Studies

The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Luke Keele, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Provide Meals to Older Adults to Help Them Stay Healthy and Remain in Their Homes

Brown University School of Public Health
| Rhode Island
Kali Thomas, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Weight Loss Programs for Latina Women

Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
| California
Lisa Rosas, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Ways to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Rates at Long-Term Care Centers -- The ENSPIRE Study

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington (Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute)
| California
Clarissa Hsu, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Increase Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccines among Long-Term Care Workers -- The CONFIDENT Trial

Trustees of Dartmouth College
| New Hampshire
Glyn Elwyn, MD, PhD, MSc
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research

Does Receiving Guidelines-Based Care Improve Health Outcomes for Adults with Congenital Heart Defects? -- The CHI-RON Study

Louisiana Public Health Institute
| Louisiana
Thomas Carton, PhD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Protecting the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic -- The COVER-HCW Project

RAND Corporation
| California
Lisa S. Meredith, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Connecting Low-Income Tobacco Users with a Telephone Quitline to Help Them Quit

University of Utah
| Utah
David Wetter, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing Methods to Link Health Data while Protecting Patient Privacy

Indiana University
| Indiana
Shaun Grannis, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Decrease Medicine Use for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

University of Pittsburgh^
| Pennsylvania
Natalie E. Leland, PhD
Project Status:
PCORI Peer-Review Process Complete
Project Type:
Research

Engaging Patients and Providers in Collaborative Communication on HPV Vaccination (EPPIC-HPV)

University of New Mexico Main Campus
| New Mexico
Gill Woodall, PhD
Project Status:
Terminated
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developmental Outcomes in Children with Duarte Galactosemia

Emory University
| Georgia
Judith L. Fridovich-Keil, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Peer-Support Program for Parents of Infants Going Home from the NICU

Children's National Medical Center
| District of Columbia
Karen Fratantoni, 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

Testing a Peer Support Program That Helps Older Adults Age in Their Own Homes

University of Wisconsin–Madison
| Wisconsin
Elizabeth A. Jacobs, MD, MPP
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Video Chat Referral Process Help Families with Children Who Have Medicaid to Initiate Mental Health Care?

Seattle Children's Research Institute^
| Washington
Tumaini Coker, MD, MBA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Caregivers of Children with Differences/Disorders of Sex Development Decide on Treatment

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
| Michigan
David E. Sandberg, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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