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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

Implementation and Interaction of Clinician and Patient-facing Tools Aiming to Intensify Neurohormonal Medicines for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Larry Allen, M.D., M.S.
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Measuring Co-Creation During the Engagement Process in Research: A Pathway Forward

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Monica Perez Jolles, Ph.D., M.A.
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Reduce Overuse of Antibiotics among Children with Ear Infections -- The DIsAPEAR Study

Denver Health and Hospital Authority
| Colorado
Holly Frost, M.D.
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

A Comparison of Two School-Based Interventions to Manage Anxiety in Autistic Students

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Judy Reaven, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Develop Novel Methods to Identify and Characterize Family Relationships from Electronic Health Data

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Toan Ong, PhD, and Lisa Schilling, MD, MSPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Improve Communication between Healthcare Teams and People with a Communication Disability

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Megan A. Morris, PhD, MPH, CCC-SLP
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Ways to Start Taking Medicine for Opioid Use Disorder

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
| Colorado
Linda Zittleman, MPH, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing an Incremental Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage Method to Improve Data Sharing and Data Quality

Anschutz Medical Campus - University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Toan Ong, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Approaches for Delivering Group Medical Visits for Patients with Diabetes

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Bethany M. Kwan, PhD, MSPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Stepped-Care Program to Treat Emotional Distress among Patients with Lung or Head and Neck Cancer and Their Caregivers

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Evelinn A. Borrayo, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Stopping or Continuing Use of Disease Modifying Therapies in Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis -- The DISCOMS Trial

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
John R. Corboy, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Palliative Care Improve Quality of Life for People with Parkinson's Disease and Reduce Caregiver Burden?

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Benzi Kluger, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Supporting Shared Decision Making for Patients with Heart Failure Offered a Left Ventricular Assist Device -- The DECIDE-LVAD Trial

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Larry A. Allen, MD, MHS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using a Program to Lower Stress for Caregivers of Patients with Cancer Who Have Received Stem Cell Transplants

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Mark L. Laudenslager, BA, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Evaluating Whether Oxygen Treatment Helps People with Pulmonary Fibrosis Breathe Easier

National Jewish Health
| Colorado
Jeffrey Swigris, DO, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Do People with Obesity Lose Weight When Offered a Choice of Research-Based Weight-Loss Treatment by Their Doctors?

Denver Health and Hospital Authority
| Colorado
Daniel Bessesen, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing Standards for Improving Measurement and Reporting of Data Quality in Health Research

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Michael G. Kahn, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing the Appreciative Inquiry and Boot Camp Translation Methods for Identifying and Sharing Local Solutions to Healthcare Issues

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Donald Nease, MD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Do Education, Case Management, and Advanced Practice Pharmacy Services Improve Health among American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples with Diabetes?

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Joan O'Connell, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Customized Website Affect HPV Vaccine Use among Latino Adolescents and Young Adults?

University of Colorado - Denver
| Colorado
Amanda Frisch Dempsey, MD, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Helping Patients with Irregular Heartbeat Decide Whether or Not to Get a Defibrillator

University of Colorado School of Medicine
| Colorado
Daniel D. Matlock, BS, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Creating an App That Helps Stroke Survivors and Their Caregivers

National Stroke Association
| Colorado
Sharon Januchowski, RN^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: An Evaluation of the Boot Camp Translation Process

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Donald Nease, MD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

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