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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
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, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Maintain Weight Loss among Black Women with Obesity

University of Florida
| Florida
Carolyn M. Tucker, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs for Weight Loss among Marshallese Adults Living in the United States

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
| Arkansas
Pearl McElfish, PhD, MS, MBA
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, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Telehealth and Clinic-Based Care for Lowering Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure

HealthPartners Institute
| Minnesota
Karen L. Margolis, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Three Approaches to Improve Diabetes Self-Care among African-American Adults -- The MODEL Study

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
| Tennessee
James E. Bailey, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing Whether Providing Older Patients with a List of Questions to Ask Their Surgeons Improves Decision Making and Well-Being

University of Wisconsin-Madison
| Wisconsin
Margaret L. Schwarze, MD, MPP
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

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

A Training Program on Pain Coping Skills for African Americans with Hip or Knee Arthritis

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Kelli Allen, 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

Comparing Ways to Treat Low Back Pain and Prevent Chronic Pain and Disability -- The TARGET Trial

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Anthony Delitto, PhD, PT, FAPTA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Testing a Program to Increase Patient Activation among Patients Prescribed Opioid Medicine for Chronic Pain

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
| California
Cynthia Campbell, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Program for Increasing Healthy Behaviors among Black Men

Gramercy Research Group, LLC.
| North Carolina
Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Groups of Care Transition Strategies to Improve Care -- The ACHIEVE Study

University of Kentucky
| Kentucky
Mark V. Williams, MD, MHM, FACP
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Designing and Testing a Visit Planner to Help Patients Address Their Top Concerns during Healthcare Visits

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
| California
Richard W. Grant, MD, MPH
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

Developing and Testing a Type 2 Diabetes Education Program Adapted for Marshallese Culture

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
| Arkansas
Peter O. Kohler, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Collaborative Goal Setting with or without Community Health Worker Support for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Judith A. Long, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Treatments for Depression among Patients with Kidney Failure Receiving Hemodialysis -- The ASCEND Study

University of Washington
| Washington
Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Supporting Shared Decision Making for Patients with Heart Failure Offered a Left Ventricular Assist Device -- The DECIDE-LVAD Trial

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Larry A. Allen, MD, MHS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Older Adults Assess Their Need for Future Home-Support Services

Northwestern University at Chicago
| Illinois
Lee Lindquist, MD, MPH, MBA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Calorie Counting versus MyPlate Recommendations for Weight Loss

University of California Los Angeles
| California
William James McCarthy, PhD, MA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Shared Decision Making Improve Care at Community Mental Health Clinics?

Family Service Agency of San Francisco
| California
Joyce Chu, PhD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Patients with COPD Transition from Hospital to Home -- The BREATHE Study

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Hanan J. Aboumatar, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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