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Project Title
Project Status
Project Type

Comparing Ways to Treat Anxiety in Youth

Children's Hospital Los Angeles
| California
Bradley S. Peterson, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Reduce Medicine Use among Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| California
Richard W. Grant, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Does a Counseling Program for Friends and Family Help People with Opioid Use Disorder Stay in Treatment?

Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
| California
Karen Osilla, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Ways to Treat Insomnia in Adults Living in Rural Areas

Sutter Bay Hospitals
| California
Katie Stone, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Two Pregnancy Care Programs for Preventing Premature Births

University of California, San Francisco
| California
Miriam Kuppermann, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Increase HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| California
Chun Chao, PhD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Behavioral Activation and Medicine Management for Treating Depression in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure

Cedars-Sinai Health System
| California
Waguih Ishak, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways for Patients and Clinics to Improve Blood Pressure Control

The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
| California
Mark Pletcher, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Strategies for Health Clinics to Increase HPV Vaccinations in Youth

UCLA School of Public Health
| California
Roshan Bastani, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Health-System-Based and Community-Based Dementia Care for Patients and Caregivers -- D-CARE: The Dementia Care Study

Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
| California
David Reuben, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
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; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Approaches to Advance Care Planning for Patients with Advanced Illness

Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
| California
Neil S. Wenger MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Identifying Barriers to Telehealth Home-Based Palliative Care for Patients with Serious Illness -- The HomePal Study

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| California
Huong Q. Nguyen, PhD, RN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Does Adding Acupuncture and/or Pain Counseling to Pain Medicine Help Reduce Pain Among Hospitalized Patients with Cancer?

University of California, San Francisco
| California
Maria Chao, DrPH, MPA
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Does Palliative Care Benefit Patients Having Cancer Surgery and Their Families?

Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University^
| California
Rebecca A Aslakson MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Approaches to Improve Communication Between Patients and Their Doctors

University of California, San Diego^
| California
Ming Tai-Seale, PhD, MPA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Effects of Acupressure on Cancer Treatment Side Effects in Children and Youth -- The ACT-CC Study

University of California San Francisco
| California
E. Anne Lown, DPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Approaches to Help Patients and Doctors Talk about Chronic Pain Treatments -- Voices in Pain Care

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
| California
Brennan Spiegel, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Identifying Challenges to Using Home-Based Palliative Care for Patients with Serious Illness

University of Southern California
| California
Susan Enguidanos, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Help Latino Men Lose Weight -- The HOMBRE Trial

Stanford University School of Medicine^
| California
Lisa G. Rosas, MPH, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Improve Depression among African-American and/or Latino LGBTQ Adults

Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
| California
Bowen Chung, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Using an iPad App in School Health Centers to Support Latina Teens Making Choices about Birth Control -- The Health-E You/Salud iTu Intervention

University of California San Francisco
| California
Kathleen P. Tebb, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways of Combining Behavioral Health Care and Primary Care for Adults

University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
| Vermont
Benjamin Littenberg, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Program to Improve Patient-Clinician Communication for Patients Who Speak Limited English

University of California San Francisco
| California
Leah S. Karliner, MD, MAS
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

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