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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

Pilot Evidence Maps: Treatments for Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

ECRI
| Pennsylvania
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Other Evidence Products

ESRD Anemia Research Priorities: Perspectives from Dialysis Patients and Stakeholders

Medical Technology & Practice Patterns Institute, Inc.
| Maryland
Dennis Cotter, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Engaging the Invisible Homebound and their Caregivers in the Development of Home-Based Medical Care Research

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Bruce Leff, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Patient-Centered Research on Traumatic Brain Injury Psychiatric Problems

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Vani Rao, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Supporting Behavioral Health Home Approaches for Improving Patients’ Health and Wellness

UPMC Center for High ValueHealth Care
| Pennsylvania
James M. Schuster, MD, MBA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Expanding the Use of a Child Abuse Alert System to Improve Detection and Reporting

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
| Pennsylvania
Rachel Berger, AB, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Patient Empowerment through Engagement Research Training in Bladder Cancer PCOR (PEER)

Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
| Maryland
Angela Smith MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Supporting the Next Generation of Learning Health Systems Researchers

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
| Maryland
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Research Infrastructure
Has Results

Drug Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review Update

Memorandum of Understanding with Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
| Maryland
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Systematic Review Update

Memorandum of Understanding with Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
| Maryland
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Systematic Review Update

Memorandum of Understanding with Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
| Maryland
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: A Systematic Review Update

Memorandum of Understanding with Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
| Maryland
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Research

Building a Patient-centered Alliance to Address Chronic Pain and Opioid Prescription Use

Public Health Management Corporation - Care Clinic
| Pennsylvania
Travis Cos, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier A

Partners for a Healthy Homewood

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Janet Freburger PhD, PT
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier A

Establishing the Ehlers-Danlos Co-morbidity Coalition

The Ehlers-Danlos Society Center for Clinical Care and Research, Harvey Institute for Human Genetics, Greater Baltimore Medical Center
| Maryland
Clair Francomano, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier A

Engaging an Underserved Patient Community to Inform and Improve Comparative Effectiveness Research for Hepatitis C Treatments

University of Maryland, Baltimore
| Maryland
T. Joseph Mattingly II, PharmD, MBA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier A

Comparing Prevention Programs for Individuals with Spinal Cord Conditions

Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
| Pennsylvania
Marci Ruediger, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier A

Comparing Home- Versus Clinic-Based Phototherapy for the Treatment of Psoriasis -- The LITE Study

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Joel Mitchell Gelfand, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Examining Whether Early Aggressive Therapy Can Prevent or Delay Disability in People with Multiple Sclerosis: the TREAT-MS Study

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Ellen M. Mowry, MD, MCR
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

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
Has Results

Comparing Two Antiseptic Skin Solutions to Prevent Infection in Patients Having Surgery to Treat Fractures -- The PREPARE Study

University of Maryland, Baltimore
| Maryland
Gerard P. Slobogean, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Help Primary Care Providers Prescribe Opioids Safely

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Kevin Kraemer, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Two Ways to Offer Palliative Care to Improve Quality of Life for Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease

Thomas Jefferson University
| Pennsylvania
Victor J. Navarro, MD, BS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Ways to Help Patients Manage Multiple Chronic Conditions

UPMC Center for High ValueHealth Care
| Pennsylvania
Dan Swayze
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Decrease Medicine Use for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

University of Pittsburgh^
| Pennsylvania
Natalie E. Leland, PhD
Project Status:
PCORI Peer-Review Process Complete
Project Type:
Research

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