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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
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Comparative Effectiveness of Brief Strength and Balance Exercises and Standard Home-Based Group Exercise for Primary Care Patients with Mobility Disability

Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Christopher Sciamanna, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Online Programs for Treating Chronic Pain -- The PROGRESS Study

Stanford University
| California
Beth Darnall, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Prevent Suicide among Autistic Youth

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Brenna Maddox, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Control Blood Pressure after Stroke

Wake Forest University Health Sciences
| North Carolina
Cheryl Bushnell, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Telehealth to In-Person Crisis Prevention for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

University System of New Hampshire
| New Hampshire
Joan Beasley, PhD, MEd
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Improve Mental Health among Youth with Disabilities -- The BEST Study

University of Illinois at Chicago
| Illinois
Benjamin Van Voorhees, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Teletherapy to Address Language Disparities in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children

The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
| California
Dylan Chan, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Help Older Adults Living in Low-Income Housing Maintain Their Health and Independence -- The EPIC Study

Cedars-Sinai
| California
Harriet Aronow, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Therapies for Improving Social and Thinking Skills in Patients with Schizophrenia

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc
| Massachusetts
Matcheri S. Keshavan, MD, and Russell K. Schutt, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Peer-Led Support Groups for Patients with Chronic Pain Who Want to Reduce Opioid Use -- The EMPOWER Study

Stanford University School of Medicine
| California
Beth Darnall, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Home and Facility-Based Exercise to Improve Mobility in People with Multiple Sclerosis -- STEP for MS

Shepherd Center
| Georgia
Deborah A. Backus, PhD, PT
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing the Effectiveness of Three Treatments for Reducing Fatigue among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis -- The COMBO-MS Trial

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Tiffany J. Braley, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Treat Arm Weakness Due to Stroke

The Ohio State University
| Ohio
Deborah Larsen, PhD, FAPTA, FASAHP^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Types of Group Exercise Classes to Help Older Adults Improve Walking Ability

University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Jennifer S. Brach, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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