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 32 results
Project Title
Project Status
Project Type
Promoting Shared Decision Making for Decisions about Treatment of Severe Aortic Stenosis
Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Karen Sepucha, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Does Omitting Stent Placement Improve Pain among Patients with Kidney Stones? -- The SOUL MUSIC Study
University of Michigan Medical School, Department
| Michigan
Khurshid Ghani, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Comparing Ways to Prevent Falls among Patients with Cirrhosis of the Liver
University of Michigan
| Michigan
Elliot Tapper, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Comparing Two Types of Medicine for Pain after Surgery -- The CARES Trial
University of Michigan
| Michigan
Mark Bicket MD, PHD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Comparing Second-Line Medicines to Treat Type 2 Diabetes -- The BESTMED Study
Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Alexander Turchin, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results
Comparing the Effect of Four Diabetes Medicines on the Risk of Heart Disease among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes -- The CER-4-T2D Study
Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Elisabetta Patorno, MD, DrPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
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
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
Has Results
Does a Decision Aid Help Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease Choose Treatment? -- The DART Study
Trustees of Tufts College
| Massachusetts
Keren Ladin, PhD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Comparing the Effects of Three-Week versus Five-Week Courses of Radiation Therapy for Women with Breast Cancer Getting Mastectomy with Breast Reconstruction
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Rinaa Sujata Punglia, MD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Understanding How Patients' Response to Treatment Varies Using Predicted Risk
Tufts Medical Center, Inc.
| Massachusetts
David Kent, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Messaging Systems to Increase Use of Online Programs That Help Smokers Quit -- Smoker-to-Smoker (S2S)
University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Rajani Sadasivam, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Looking at the Effect of Treatment Duration for Newborn Infants Who Have Seizures
University of Michigan
| Michigan
Renée A. Shellhaas, MD, MS & Hannah C. Glass, MDCM, MAS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Evaluating Different Ways to Help Patients Make Informed Choices about Surgery for Knee or Hip Osteoarthritis
Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Karen Sepucha, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing the Effects of Different Surgical Treatments on Quality of Life for Patients with Obesity
Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Matthew Hutter, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Clinician-Collected and Self-Collected Tests for Detecting High-Risk HPV Infection among Female-to-Male Transgender Adults
Fenway Community Health Center
| Massachusetts
Sari Reisner, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Communication Training Programs for Cancer Doctors
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
James Tulsky, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Monitoring Oxygen Levels of Premature Babies at Home and in the Clinic -- The RHO Trial
University of Massachusetts Medical School^
| Massachusetts
Lawrence Rhein, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Can an Online Program Help Women with a History of Preeclampsia Reduce Their Risk of Heart Disease?
Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Janet Rich-Edwards, MPH, ScD, and Ellen W. Seely, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Improving Informed Consent for Palliative Chemotherapy
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Deborah Schrag, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Effect of End-of-Life Care Planning Discussions on Hospice Use among Patients Receiving Dialysis for Kidney Failure
Baystate Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Lewis Mitchel Cohen, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Does a Patient- and Family-Centered Hospital Communications Program Reduce Medical Errors?
Boston Children's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Christopher Landrigan, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Shared Decision Making Coaching for Behavioral Health Providers and Patients
Massachusetts General Hospital^
| Massachusetts
Margarita Alegria, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Including Patient Traits in Benchmarks for Diabetes Care
Harvard University School of Public Health
| Massachusetts
Marcia Anne Testa, BA, MPH, MPHIL, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Surgical Treatments for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy -- The CSM-S Trial
Lahey Clinic, Inc.
| Massachusetts
Zoher Ghogawala, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research