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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

Engaging Rural Communities to Identify and Address Gaps and Barriers in Healthcare for Dementia

Billings Clinic Center for Clinical Translational Research
| Montana
Patricia Coon, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

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)

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

Engaging Asian Stakeholders to Create a Shared Understanding of Cancer Risk

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
| Texas
Lorna McNeill, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier A

Developing A Community-Engaged Multidisciplinary Partnership to Improve Medication Management in Elderly Patients with Multiple Chronic Illnesses

Texas Southern University
| Texas
Ivy Poon, PharmD
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

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 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
Has Results

A New Statistical Method for Designing Stepped-Wedge Cluster Trials

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
| Texas
Song Zhang, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
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

Advocates in Precision Medicine in Oncology

Research Advocacy Network
| Texas
Mary Lou Smith, JD, MPA, MBA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

2017 Conference for Community Engagement and Healthcare Improvement

The University of Texas HSC at San Antonio
| Texas
Darpan Patel, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Full Circle Engagement to Improve Patient Outcomes for Those with Rare Neuroinvasive Mosquito Borne Illnesses - Tier III

Mosquito Illness Alliance
| Mississippi
Sharon Sims
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

The Bexar County Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Collaborative - Tier II

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
| Texas
Lisa M. Cleveland, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, IBCLC
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier II

Improving Delivery of Diabetic Foot Care to Prevent Amputations: A Comparative Effectiveness Trial - Tier III

Baylor College of Medicine
| Texas
Joseph Mills, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier III

Comparing Surgery to Physical Therapy Alone for Treating Rotator Cuff Tears -- The ARC Trial

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
| Texas
Nitin Jain, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Programs to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care and Substance Use Clinics

Public Health Management Corporation^
| Pennsylvania
David R. Gastfriend, MD
Project Status:
Terminated
Project Type:
Research

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