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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

Can Pharmacists Support Primary Care Providers as Well as Pulmonologists in Treating Patients with COPD? -- The EQuiP COPD Study

VA Puget Sound Health Care System
| Washington
David Au, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Medicines to Treat Type 2 Diabetes among Patients with or at High Risk for Heart Disease -- The PRECIDENTD Study

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Brendan Everett, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

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 Two Ways to Improve Heart Health for Black Birthing People

Temple University
| Pennsylvania
Sharon Herring, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Treatments for Children with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
| Illinois
Sandi Lam, MD, MBA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

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®

Comparing Medicines to Treat Type 2 Diabetes among Patients Who Are at Risk for Heart Disease

Mayo Clinic
| Minnesota
Rozalina McCoy, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Supporting Families' Treatment Decisions with Evidence on Treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders

Children's National Health System
| District of Columbia
Nicholas Ah Mew, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Dissemination Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Comparing Three Ways to Treat Children with Inactive Spondyloarthritis -- The BACK-OFF JSpA Study

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Pamela Weiss, MD, AB
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Three Types of Well-Child Visits for Preventing Obesity among Preschool-Aged Children in Rural Areas

Geisinger Clinic
| Pennsylvania
Lisa Bailey-Davis, RD, DEd
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Help Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Manage Pain -- The CaRISMA Study

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Charles Jonassaint, PhD, MHS
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Shared Decision Making for Weight Loss Surgery in Patients with Severe Obesity

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington
| Washington
David Arterburn, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Implementation of Effective Shared Decision Making Approaches PFA)

Expanding the Use of IMPaCT: A Community Health Worker Program

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
| Pennsylvania
Shreya Kangovi, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Promote Healthy Weight Gain and Prevent Obesity in Early Childhood

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
William J. Heerman, MD, MPH^
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Expanding a Program to Help Clinics and Families Take Steps to Reduce Childhood Obesity

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Expanding Use of a Decision Aid to Help People with Lupus Nephritis Make Decisions about Treatment

University of Alabama at Birmingham
| Alabama
Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Implementation of Effective Shared Decision Making Approaches PFA)

Comparing Two Ways to Treat Childhood Obesity -- The TEAM UP Study

Washington University
| Missouri
Denise Wilfley, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs for Managing Long-Term Health Problems for People with Lived Experience of Mental Illness

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
| New Hampshire
Sarah Pratt, PhD^
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Using Two Versus Three Antibiotics to Treat MAC Lung Infections

Oregon Health & Science University
| Oregon
Kevin Winthrop, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Coordinate Care for Patients after Trauma

University of Washington
| Washington
Douglas Zatzick, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Strategies for Health Clinics to Increase HPV Vaccinations in Youth

UCLA School of Public Health
| California
Roshan Bastani, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Community Health Worker and Mobile Health Programs to Help Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Transition to Using Adult Healthcare Services -- The COMETS Study

The Childrens' Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Tanisha Belton, DrPh, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Transitional Care for Teens and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease with and without Peer Mentoring

Atrium Health
| North Carolina
Payal Desai
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing New Randomization Methods for Electronic Health Data Randomization to Conduct Comparative Effectiveness Research

Dartmouth College
| New Hampshire
Tor D. Tosteson, ScD, MS, BA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

New Methods to Improve Data Accuracy in Studies Using Electronic Health Record Data

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
Bryan E. Shepherd, PhD; Pamela A. Shaw, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

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