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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

Comparing Two Ways to Support Parents in Breastfeeding -- The FEEDS Study

NorthShore University HealthSystem
| Illinois
Ann Borders, MD, MPH, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Testing a Program to Improve Quality of Life among Latina Breast Cancer Survivors and Their Partners

University of South Florida
| Florida
Dinorah Martinez Tyson, PhD, MPH, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Weight Loss Programs for Latina Women

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

Comparing Two Ways to Improve Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Use for HIV Prevention

Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.
| California
Albert Liu, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Reduce Unplanned Return Visits to the Hospital after a Hospital Stay among African-American and Hispanic/Latino Older Adults

University of South Florida
| Florida
Kyaien O. Conner, PhD, MPH, LSW
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Improve Asthma Symptoms in Children: Reducing Cockroaches vs. Reducing Multiple Triggers

Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
| Louisiana
Felicia A. Rabito, PhD, 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?

Stanford University
| California
Karen Osilla, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Provide Enhanced Prenatal Care to Improve Health in Mothers and Babies -- The EMBRACE Study

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

Comparing Two Ways to Help African-American and Latino Patients with HIV to Receive and Retain Care

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
| Maryland
Kathleen Page, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Universal versus Focused Screening for Depression among Teens in High School -- The SHIELD Trial

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Deepa L. Sekhar, MD, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Help Hispanic Patients Manage Type 2 Diabetes

Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
| New York
Renee Pekmezaris, PhD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Help Latino Patients from Low-Income Households Manage Their Diabetes

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
| New Mexico
Janet Page-Reeves, PhD, MA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report 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, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing Whether a Referral to a Telehealth Program Helps African-American and Hispanic Adults with COPD Transition from Hospital to Home

Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
| New York
Negin Hajizadeh, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
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
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
Has Results

Examining Whether a Self-Care Program Reduces Healthcare Use and Improves Health among Patients with Acute Heart Failure -- The GUIDED HF Study

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
Sean P. Collins, MD, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Group and Individual Acupuncture Therapy for Treating Chronic Pain among Ethnically Diverse Patients with Low Incomes -- AADDOPT-2

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
| New York
Diane Melissa McKee, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Help Latinx Patients with Depression Who Are Age 50 or Older

University of Southern California
| California
Maria P. Aranda, PhD, MPA, MSW
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Community Education Program Help Increase Early Hospital Arrival and Ambulance Use for Patients Who Experience Stroke? -- The CEERIAS Study

Northwestern University at Chicago
| Illinois
Shyam Prabhakaran, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Peer-Navigator Support for Latinx Patients with Serious Mental Illness

Illinois Institute of Technology
| Illinois
Patrick William Corrigan, PsyD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping People Living with HIV Learn Skills to Manage Their Care

University of Rochester
| New York
Kevin A. Fiscella, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Programs to Improve Asthma Control and Quality of Life for Latino Youth Living in Rural Areas and Their Caregivers -- The Respira Sano Study

San Diego State University Research Foundation
| California
John P. Elder, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Examining Home Visits from Community Health Workers to Help Patients Manage Asthma Symptoms

Seattle-King County Public Health Department
| Washington
James Stout, MD, MPH^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing Whether Home Visits by Community Health Workers Help African-American and Hispanic Patients with Low Incomes Better Manage Asthma

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Andrea J. Apter, MD, MA, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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