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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

Patient-Directed Outcomes for Skin Cancer

American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association
| Illinois
Kristin Hellquist, MS, BS
Project Status:
Completed; With Final Summary Report
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

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 Summit on Patient-Reported Outcomes: The Value of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Health Care

Plastic Surgery Foundation
| Illinois
Andrea Pusic, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference
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
Has Results

Comparing the Effectiveness of Electronic Symptom Monitoring versus Usual Care in Improving Survival among Patients with Metastatic Cancer -- The PRO-TECT Trial

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation
| Illinois
Ethan Basch, MD, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

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
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®

Patient-Led Multiple Sclerosis Research Community - Tier II

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
| Illinois
Carl Asche, PhD, MBA
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

Behavioral Health Research Capacity Development - Tier II

SIHF Healthcare
| Illinois
Dale Fiedler, MS
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

After The ICU: A Collaborative to Improve Critical Illness Survivorship - Tier II

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Pulmonary and Critical Care Department
| Massachusetts
Daniela Lamas, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier II

National Patient Community, Caregiver and Advocacy Group Directed Strategies to Lead Comparative Effectiveness Research for Liver Cirrhosis - Tier II

Northwestern University
| Illinois
Daniela P. Ladner, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier II
Has Results

Comparing Preferences for Depression and Diabetes Treatment among Adults of Different Racial and Ethnic Groups Who Reported Discrimination in Health Care

Cambridge Health Alliance
| Massachusetts
Benjamin Cook, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing a Process for Getting Patient and Caregiver Input on Clinical Practice Guidelines

RAND Corporation
| Massachusetts
Dmitry Khodyakov, PhD, MA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Improving Methods for Analyzing Data from Case-Only Studies

President & Fellows of Harvard College
| Massachusetts
Murray A. Mittleman, MD, DPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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