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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

Evaluating a Program to Lower Prescription Opioid Doses for Patients with Chronic Pain

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington^
| Washington
Michael Von Korff, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing Tablet-Based Software to Help Reduce Hospice Patients' Pain

University of Illinois at Chicago
| Illinois
Robert E. Molokie, MD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing Software to Predict Patient Responses to Knee Osteoarthritis Treatments and to Identify Patients for Possible Enrollment in Randomized Controlled Trials

Tufts Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Harry P. Selker, MD, MSPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Effects of Two Types of Epidural Shots on Pain and Physical Ability in Older Adults with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

University of Washington
| Washington
Janna Friedly, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Adding Disease-Specific Concerns to Patient-Reported Outcome Measures

Dartmouth College
| New Hampshire
Elliott S. Fisher, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Determining the Best Methods for Using Patient Registry Data in Clinical Research

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Is it Possible to Collect Patient-Reported Data in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities?

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
| Illinois
Allen Heinemann, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Automated Tracking of Symptoms and Treatment Side Effects to Help Patients Starting New Medicines for Diabetes-Related Nerve Pain

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
| California
Alyce Sophia Adams, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Reducing Burden on Hispanic Caregivers of Relatives with Dementia -- The Northern Manhattan Hispanic Caregiver Intervention Effectiveness Study (NHiCE)

Columbia University Health Sciences
| New York
Jose Alejandro Luchsinger, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Understanding the Development of Children with Cerebral Palsy and How Therapy May Affect Patient-Centered Outcomes

University of Washington
| Washington
Sarah Westcott McCoy, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using Home Coaching to Support Older Adults with Chronic Illness after an Emergency Room Visit

University of Florida
| Florida
Donna Lynne Carden, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Helping Patients with Chronic Pain Get Non-medicine Treatments

Inflexxion, Inc.
| Massachusetts
Traci C. Green, PhD, MS
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Collaborative Care Program for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Reduce Pain and Depression? -- MS-CARE

University of Washington
| Washington
Dawn Marie Ehde, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Physical Therapy, Internet-Based Exercise Training, and No Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill^
| North Carolina
Kelli D. Allen, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Five Activities to Improve Quality of Life for Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment

University of Florida^
| Florida
Glenn E. Smith, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Plasma Exchange Help Improve Physical Function in Children with Transverse Myelitis? -- The CAPTURE Study

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
| Texas
Benjamin M. Greenberg, MD, MHS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Improve Disability, Pain, and Health among Patients Who Have Had Back Surgery

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
Kristin Archer, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Four Medicines to Treat Pain from Cryptogenic Sensory Polyneuropathy (CSPN) -- The PAIN-CONTRoLS Study

University of Kansas Medical Center
| Kansas
Richard J. Barohn, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Surgical Treatments for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy -- The CSM-S Trial

Lahey Clinic, Inc.
| Massachusetts
Zoher Ghogawala, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Coordinated-Care Management Approach Improve Care and Health for Patients with a Sleep Disorder? -- SMART DOCS

Stanford University School of Medicine
| California
Clete Kushida, MD, MS, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Do Group Medical Visits with a Focus on Mind and Body Help Patients with Chronic Pain and Symptoms of Depression?

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

New Methods and Software to Determine the Impact of Missing Data in Clinical Trials

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Daniel O. Scharfstein, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Sampling Methods to Engage Residents of Underrepresented Communities to Identify Research Priorities

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
| Texas
Barbara J. Turner, MD, MED, MA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

The Benefits and Challenges of Using Multiple Sources of Information about Clinical Trials

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Kay Dickersin, PhD, MA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing and Testing Animated Computer Surveys for Measuring Young Children's Health

University of California, Irvine
| California
Sherrie H. Kaplan, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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