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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
Project Type

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Trauma-Informed Partner Violence Intervention Program

Trustees of Boston University, BUMC
| Massachusetts
Casey Taft, Ph.D.
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research

The SCOPE Trial: Sleep, Cognition, and Pain Bundle Versus Enhanced Recovery After Surgery-Cardiac for Postoperative Delirium

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Balachundhar Subramaniam, M.D., MPH
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research

Patient-Level Artificial Intelligence to Derive Longitudinal Phenotypes for Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Kenneth Kehl, M.D., MPH
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research

Pathways to Perinatal Mental Health Equity (Pathways)

UMass Chan Medical School
| Massachusetts
Nancy Byatt, B.A., D.O., MBA, M.S.
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research

Bayesian Machine Learning for Causal Inference in Electronic Health Record Data with Missing Covariates

Brown University School of Public Health
| Rhode Island
Arman Oganisian, Ph.D.
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research

Preoperative Fasting Versus Not Fasting in Critically Ill Patients

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
| Massachusetts
Alexander Nagrebetsky, M.D., M.S.
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research

Effectiveness of Brief Intervention in Primary Care for Diverse Young People

RAND Corporation
| Massachusetts
Elizabeth D'Amico, Ph.D.
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research

Comorbidity of Chronic Pain and Early Cognitive Decline Among Older, Community-Based Black Adults: Comparative Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with walking (MBCT) versus Active Living Every Day (ALED)

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Olivia Okereke, A.B., M.D., M.S.
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Optimizing Childhood Obesity and Asthma Outcomes in Primary Care via Telehealth

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Lauren Fiechtner, M.D., MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Annual Wellness Visits versus GRACE-augmented Annual Wellness Visits for Older Adults with High Needs

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Christine Ritchie, M.D., MSPH
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparative Effectiveness of Lifestyle Interventions for Older Cancer Survivors and Their Caregivers

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Christina Dieli-Conwright, Ph.D.
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research

Measurement Matters: Refining and Validating a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Engagement Measure

University of Massachusetts Boston
| Massachusetts
Marc Cohen, Ph.D., M.A.
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Learning to Predict Disease Trajectories

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care ,Inc.
| Massachusetts
Mei-Sing Ong, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Identification of Temporal Data Patterns Predictive of Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Alexander Turchin, M.D., MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

An Online Platform to Promote Evidence-Based Care for Underserved Patients with Neurofibromatosis 1

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Scott Plotkin, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) vs. Family-Augmented HELP (FAM-HELP) for Prevention of Delirium

Hebrew Rehabilitation Center
| Massachusetts
Sharon Inouye, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Testing Scalable, Broad-Reach School-Based Brief Interventions for Alcohol Use

Massachusetts General Hospital (The General Hospital Corp.)
| Massachusetts
Randi Schuster, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Resiliency and Burnout in Behavioral Health Residential Staff

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Stephen Bartels, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Reducing Caregiver Burden and Improving Outcomes for Children with Tracheostomies Living at Home

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Karen Sepucha, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Fast and Robust Weighting Methods for Targeted Comparative Effectiveness Research

President and Fellows of Harvard College
| Massachusetts
Jose Zubizarreta, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

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

Transportability of Machine Learning-Enabled Confounding Control Methods Across EHR Databases

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Richard Wyss, PhD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

Rapid Reversal of Acute Suicidal Depression across the Lifespan: A Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Electroconvulsive Therapy vs. Intravenous Ketamine Treatment

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Amit Anand, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial for Bipolar Depression: SMART-BD

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Andrew Nierenberg, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Ways to Communicate with Children and Families who Speak Languages Other than English During a Hospital Stay -- The PFC I-PASS LISTEN Study

The Children's Hospital Corporation
| Massachusetts
Alisa Khan, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

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