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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

Engaging Patients and Stakeholders to Improve Cancer Outcomes in Navajo Nation

Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
| Massachusetts
Sara Selig, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project
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

Testing a Program That Provides Care for Urgent Health Problems at Home Instead of the Emergency Room

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD
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

Developing Guidance for the Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in Real-World Settings

Harvard University School of Public Health
| Massachusetts
Miguel Hernán, MD, DrPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Methods to Apply Results from Randomized Trials to Patients in Clinical Practice

Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
| Massachusetts
Issa J. Dahabreh, MD, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Matching Patients with Therapists to Improve Mental Health Care

University of Massachusetts Amherst
| Massachusetts
Michael J. Constantino, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

2016 Massachusetts PFAC Conference

Health Care for All
| Massachusetts
Margo Michaels, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference
Has Results

Looking at the Effects of Antibiotic Use on Childhood Obesity and Growth -- The PCORnet® Antibiotics Study

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.
| Massachusetts
Jason Block, MD, MPH^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Connecting Community to Research: Building Skills to Partner in Research

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Tracy Battaglia, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; With Final Summary Report
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project
Has Results

MoodNetwork

Massachusetts General Hospital (The General Hospital Corp.)
| Massachusetts
Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Patient Powered Research Networks (PPRN) Phase II
Has Results

iConquerMS: A Participant-Powered Research Network

Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
| Massachusetts
Robert McBurney, BSc, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Patient Powered Research Networks (PPRN) Phase II
Has Results

Accessible Research Commons for Health (ARCH)

President and Fellows of Harvard College
| Massachusetts
Kenneth Mandl, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Clinical Data Research Networks (CDRN) Phase II

Health Literacy Annual Research Conference

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Michael Paasche-Orlow, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Tailoring Patient Options for Medication Adherence Action Plans in Community Pharmacies

Massachusetts Pharmacists Association
| Massachusetts
Nathaniel Rickles, PhD, MS, PharmD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Improving Oral Health for Vulnerable Populations—Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Tufts University
| Massachusetts
John Morgan, DDS, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

After The ICU: A Collaborative to Improve Critical Illness Survivorship

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Pulmonary and Critical Care Department
| Massachusetts
Daniela Lamas, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I
Has Results

Developing Recommendations for Oversight of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research -- The PCOROS Study

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Joel S. Weissman, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing an Online Program with and without Health Management Support to Help Patients Manage Their Weight

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Heather J. Baer, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Effect of High-Deductible Health Plans on Healthcare Use and Out-of-Pocket Costs for People with Bipolar Disorder

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care ,Inc.
| Massachusetts
James Franklin Wharam, MB, BCh, BAO, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Project ACCCES: A Collaboration to develop Capacity for Community Engaged research in Springfield

Baystate Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Sarah Goff, MD
Project Status:
Completed; With Final Summary Report
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

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