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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

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 Ways to Treat Depression among Pregnant Women and New Mothers with Low Incomes

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH; Caroline J Kistin, MD, MSc
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

Testing the Effectiveness of Adding Group Therapy to Home Visiting Services on Reducing Postpartum Depression in Women with Low Incomes

Northwestern University
| Illinois
Darius Tandon, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Black Patients Decide on a Treatment for Chronic Heart Failure -- The VIVID Study

Duke University
| North Carolina
Kevin Lindsey Thomas, MD
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

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

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

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

Reducing Legal Barriers to Help Patients Receive Treatment for Breast and Lung Cancer -- The Project SUPPORT Study

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Tracy A. Battaglia, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Coaching Program to Help Adults with Diabetes Living in Rural Alabama Take Their Medicine as Directed

Cornell University
| New York
Monika M. Safford, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Working with Bilingual Community Health Worker Promotoras to Improve Depression and Self-Care among Latino Patients with Long-Term Health Problems

University of Southern California
| California
Kathleen Ell, DPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Community-Based Workshops to Improve Quality of Life for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors and Their Caregivers

Georgetown University
| District of Columbia
Kristi Graves, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Latino Parents Learn Skills to Manage Their Children's Mental Health Care

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Kathleen Thomas, MPH, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Do Group Medical Visits with a Focus on Mind and Body Help Patients with Chronic Pain and Symptoms of Depression?

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Is a Patient Navigation Program More Helpful than a Referral Program for Reducing Depression and Improving Quality of Life among Women Living in Neighborhoods with Few Resources?

University of Rochester
| New York
Ellen Poleshuck, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Program that Focuses on Lifestyle Changes Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors in a Rural Community in Appalachian Kentucky?

University of Kentucky
| Kentucky
Debra K. Moser, PhD, RN, FAAN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Customized Website Affect HPV Vaccine Use among Latino Adolescents and Young Adults?

University of Colorado - Denver
| Colorado
Amanda Frisch Dempsey, MD, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Treating Chronic Pain Using Approaches Adapted for Patients with Limited Reading Skills

University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
| Alabama
Beverly E. Thorn, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Long-Term Outcomes of Two Collaborative Care Approaches for People with Depression

University of California, Los Angeles
| California
Kenneth B. Wells, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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