Explore Our Portfolio
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 |
Displaying 1 - 25 of 33 results
Project Title
Project Status
Project Type
Perioperative Physical Activity in Older Adults Undergoing Lung Cancer Surgery
City of Hope Beckman Research Institute
| California
Dan Raz, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Comparing Two Screening Tests for Colon Cancer in Older Adults with a History of Colon Polyps -- The COOP Study
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
| New Hampshire
Audrey Calderwood, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Does Personalized Risk Information Help Patients and Doctors Make Informed Decisions about Colorectal Cancer Screening?
Indiana University
| Indiana
Peter H. Schwartz, MD, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Putting Patient Decision Support in Place for Lung Cancer Screening through Tobacco Quitlines
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
| Texas
Robert J. Volk, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)
Has Results
Comparing Acupuncture and Massage to Treat Pain in Patients with Advanced Cancer -- The IMPACT Study
Memorial Sloan Kettering
| New York
Jun J. Mao, MD, MSCE
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Ways to Promote Quitting Smoking for People Referred for Lung Cancer Screenings
University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Scott Halpern, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Supporting Shared Decision Making between Clinicians and Older Adults about Colorectal Cancer Screening -- The PRIMED Study
Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Karen Sepucha, PhD, and Leigh Simmons, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Comparing Ways to Provide Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Jennifer S. Temel, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Comparing Two Ways to Provide Palliative Care to Older Adults with Serious Illness
New York University School of Medicine
| New York
Keith S. Goldfeld, DrPH
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing the Effect of Adding Acupuncture and Pain Counseling to Usual Care on Reducing Pain among Patients with Cancer -- The PRACXIS Study
University of California, San Francisco
| California
Maria Chao, DrPH, MPA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
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
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 Three Ways to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening
Indiana University
| Indiana
Susan Rawl, PhD, MS, BSN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Evaluating a Telehealth Program for Ostomy Self-Care among Cancer Survivors
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania^
| Pennsylvania
Robert S. Krouse, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Two Types of Blood Thinners to Prevent Blood Clots in Patients with Cancer -- The CANVAS Trial
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation
| Illinois
Deborah Schrag, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Three Ways to Help Cancer Survivors Plan for Follow-Up Care
Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Katherine Clegg Smith, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Ways to Improve Prescribing of Colony-Stimulating Factor in Cancer Treatment -- The TrACER Study
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
| Washington
Scott D. Ramsey, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Comparing More Versus Less Frequent Monitoring to Diagnose Lung Cancer Early -- The Watch the Spot Trial
Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| California
Michael K. Gould, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Using Numbers in a Decision Aid to Describe Risks and Benefits of Colorectal Cancer Screening Options
Indiana University
| Indiana
Peter H. Schwartz, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Training Doctors to Discuss Goals of Care with Patients Who Have Advanced Cancer
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
| New York
Nina Bickell, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Developing a Method for Engaging People in Setting Research Agendas
Virginia Commonwealth University
| Virginia
Emily Zimmerman, MS, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
The Role of Multidisciplinary Care Planning on Survival, Care Quality, and Satisfaction for Patients with Lung Cancer
Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation
| Tennessee
Raymond U. Osarogiagbon, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
How Do Preferences for Treatment Change after Patients with Lung Cancer Start Chemotherapy?
University of Nebraska Medical Center
| Nebraska
KM Islam, MBBS, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Measuring How Well Patients with Colorectal Cancer and Their Doctors Communicate
RTI International
| North Carolina
Lauren A. McCormack, PhD, MSPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
A Patient Decision Aid to Help Heavy Smokers Make Decisions about Lung Cancer Screening
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
| Texas
Robert J. Volk, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research