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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

Designing and Testing a Search Engine for Clinical Notes Included in Electronic Health Records

Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University
| Ohio
Yungui Huang, PhD, MBA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Hair Removal Treatments for Adolescents and Young Adults with Pilonidal Disease

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
| Ohio
Peter C. Minneci, MD, MHSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Help Parents of Children with Sickle Cell Disease Decide on Treatment -- The ENGAGE HU Study

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Lori E. Crosby, PsyD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Understanding How to Use Single Patient Studies to Answer Patient-Identified Research Questions

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Heather C. Kaplan, MD, MSCE; Lisa Opipari-Arrigan, PhD; Gregory M. Marcus, MD, MAS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

How Accurate Are PCORnet® Data for Measures of Children's Healthcare Quality? -- A PCORnet® Study

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Kathleen Walsh, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Two Physical Therapy Schedules for Children with Cerebral Palsy -- The ACHIEVE Study

The Ohio State University
| Ohio
Jill C. Heathcock, MPT, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Antibiotics and Surgery to Treat Appendicitis in Children

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
| Ohio
Peter C. Minneci, MD, MHSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

PCORnet Patient-Powered Research Network Phase ll: ImproveCareNow Network

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Peter Margolis, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Patient Powered Research Networks (PPRN) Phase II
Has Results

New Statistical Methods to Compare the Effectiveness of Adaptive Treatment Plans

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Bin Huang, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Treat Arm Weakness Due to Stroke

The Ohio State University
| Ohio
Deborah Larsen, PhD, FAPTA, FASAHP^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Restrictive Diets for Treating Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Evaluating Two Rehab Approaches for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Ohio State University College of Medicine
| Ohio
Jennifer A. Bogner, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Nurse Support for Children and Their Parents Returning Home from the Hospital -- The H2O Study

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Samir S. Shah, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Online and In-Person Family Therapy for Teens with Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Parents

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Shari L. Wade, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Caregivers and Their Children with Early Appendicitis Make Treatment Decisions with an App

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
| Ohio
Katherine Deans, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Identifying Personal Strengths to Help Patients Manage Chronic Illness

Case Western Reserve University
| Ohio
Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Using Video Games to Help People with Arm Weakness Recover

The Ohio State University
| Ohio
Lynne V. Gauthier, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Patients and Health Experts Work Together to Create New Ways of Delivering Primary Care

Case Western Reserve University
| Ohio
Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

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