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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

PEDSnet: Advancing Pediatric Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in PCORnet

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Christopher Forrest, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Research Infrastructure, PCORnet®: Clinical Research Network (Phase 3)

INSIGHT Clinical Research Network

Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
| New York
Rainu Kaushal, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Research Infrastructure, PCORnet®: Clinical Research Network (Phase 3)

OneFlorida+ Partner Engagement Network

University of Florida
| Florida
Elizabeth Shenkman, PhD
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Research Infrastructure, PCORnet®: Clinical Research Network (Phase 3)

Accelerating Data Value Across a National Community Health Center Network (ADVANCE) Clinical Research Network (CRN)

Oregon Community Health Information Network, Inc. (OCHIN)
| Oregon
Erika Cottrell, PhD, MPP
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Research Infrastructure, PCORnet®: Clinical Research Network (Phase 3)

Greater Plains Collaborative Optimizing Infrastructure for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: PCORnet, The National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network: Phase 3

University of Missouri
| Missouri
Lemuel Waitman, PhD, MS, BS
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Research Infrastructure, PCORnet®: Clinical Research Network (Phase 3)

The Stakeholders, Technology and Researchers (STAR) Clinical Research Network: Phase 3

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
Russell Rothman, MD, MPP
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Research Infrastructure, PCORnet®: Clinical Research Network (Phase 3)

PaTH to Health: PCORnet Clinical Research Network

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
| Pennsylvania
Kathleen McTigue, MD, MPH, MS
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Research Infrastructure, PCORnet®: Clinical Research Network (Phase 3)

REACHnet 3.0: Optimizing Infrastructure for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

Louisiana Public Health Institute
| Louisiana
Thomas Carton, PhD, MS, BS
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Research Infrastructure, PCORnet®: Clinical Research Network (Phase 3)
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Reduce Unsafe Opioid Prescribing and Improve Outcomes among People Who Are Injured at Work -- The WOW Study

University of Washington
| Washington
Gary Franklin, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Help Primary Care Providers Prescribe Opioids Safely

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Kevin Kraemer, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Testing One State's Effort to Prevent Unsafe Treatments for Patients with Back Pain -- Back on Track

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| Washington
Lynn DeBar, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Pilot Project: Measuring Care in Psychiatric Hospitals from Patient and Staff Points of View

Rush University Medical Center/Rush College of Nursing
| Illinois
Kathleen R. Delaney, PhD, PMH-NP
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Engaging Patients, Doctors, and Healthcare Experts in Creating Guidelines for Cancer Screening

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Roger S. Luckmann, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Helping Patients Make Decisions about Treating Kidney Disease

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Debbie S. Gipson, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Using Video Games to Help People with Arm Weakness Recover

The Ohio State University
| Ohio
Lynne V. Gauthier, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Testing the PROMIS Alcohol Use Survey for Patients Getting Substance Use Treatment

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Paul A. Pilkonis, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Testing Computer Programs That Help People Stop Smoking

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Thomas K. Houston, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Helping People Understand and Use Cancer Screening Recommendations

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Barry G. Saver, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: A New Way to Find Out What Types of Research Patients Want

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
| Michigan
Susan Goold, MD, MHSA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Methods to Reduce Bias in Comparative Effectiveness Research

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Til Sturmer, PhD, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Helping Patients Make Health Decisions with Support from a Health Coach

University of California, San Francisco
| California
David H. Thom, MD, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Understanding Consumer Perspectives on Updated Preventive Care Recommendations

The George Washington University
| District of Columbia
Paula Lantz, PhD, MS, MA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Predicting Who Will Respond Best to Medical Treatments

Tufts Medical Center Inc.
| Massachusetts
David M. Kent, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Comparing Two Research Methods to Measure How Well Dynamic Treatment Works

Medical Technology & Practice Patterns Institute, Inc.
| Maryland
Yi Zhang, PhD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Creating a Decision-Support Computer Program to Help Cancer Patients Understand and Manage Their Symptoms

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Mary E. Cooley, PhD, CRNP, MSN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

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