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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

Comparing Approaches to Advance Care Planning for Patients with Advanced Illness

Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
| California
Neil S. Wenger MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Identifying Barriers to Telehealth Home-Based Palliative Care for Patients with Serious Illness -- The HomePal Study

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| California
Huong Q. Nguyen, PhD, RN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing the Effect of Adding Acupuncture and Pain Counseling to Usual Care on Reducing Pain among Patients with Cancer -- The PRACXIS Study

University of California, San Francisco
| California
Maria Chao, DrPH, MPA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Determining Whether Adding a Palliative Care Team Improves Quality of Life for Patients Who Have Had Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery -- The PERIOP-PC Study

Stanford University^
| California
Karl Lorenz, MD, MSHS^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Exploring Survivorship Care Plan Options - Tier III

Zero Breast Cancer
| California
Catherine Thomsen, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

Familias Unidas: Pre-diabetes Diagnosis and Treatment - Tier III

NCLR/CSULB Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training
| California
Mara Bird, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

Developing Meaningful Research for Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Conditions - Tier III

University of Southern California
| California
Carol Haywood, MOT
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

Comparative Effectiveness of Online Peer Support for Diabetes Treatment Approaches - Tier III

Dignity Health
| California
Deborah Greenwood, PhD, RN, CDE, BC-ADM, FAADE
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

Let's Talk: Fostering a Patient-Driven Research Agenda for Atopic Dermatitis - Tier III

Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.
| California
Korey Capozza, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

Success in Early Recovery (SIER) - Tier II

Matrix Institute on Addictions
| California
Jeremy Martinez, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier II

Child and Adolescent Chronic Illness Center - Tier II

The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
| California
Emily von Scheven, MD, MA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier II

Spreading Ideas-Improving Outcomes: Driving Innovation in State & Local Health Systems

e.Republic, Inc.
| California
Mark Funkhouser, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

The Coachella Valley Community Research Initiative for Healthy Aging with HIV

Regents of the University of California, Riverside Campus
| California
Brandon Brown, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Patients' Awareness of Coronary Calcium Quantification and Engagement in Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Populations Undergoing Lung Cancer Screening - Tier III

University of California San Francisco
| California
Karen Ordavas, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

Natural Experiments Coordinating Center

Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
| California
Kenrik Duru, MD, MSHS
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Research Infrastructure

CCCC 2017 Palliative Care Summit

Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
| California
Shirley Otis-Green, LCSW, ACSW, OSW-C
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Real World Data Research Readiness: Engaging the Prader-Willi Syndrome Community

Foundation for Prader-Willi Research
| California
Theresa Strong, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

The Future of Patient-Centered Medical Education

Stanford University
| California
Lawrence Chu, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Building Capacity for Patient, Family Member and Researcher Engagement in PCOR in Hospital Medicine

University of California San Francisco
| California
James Harrison, PhD, BSC, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Health and Research Ambassador (HARA) PCOR/CER Training Program

National Alopecia Areata Foundation
| California
Dory Kranz, MA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Support Communication between Patients and Their Primary Care Providers

University of California, San Diego^
| California
Ming Tai-Seale, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Effects of Acupressure on Cancer Treatment Side Effects in Children and Youth -- The ACT-CC Study

University of California San Francisco
| California
E. Anne Lown, DPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Approaches to Help Patients and Doctors Talk about Chronic Pain Treatments -- Voices in Pain Care

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
| California
Brennan Spiegel, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Treatments for Resistant Kawasaki Disease -- The KIDCARE Study

University of California San Diego
| California
Jane C. Burns, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Identifying Challenges to Using Home-Based Palliative Care for Patients with Serious Illness

University of Southern California
| California
Susan Enguidanos, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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