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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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Protecting the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic -- The COVER-HCW Project

RAND Corporation
| California
Lisa S. Meredith, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Help Patients Get Follow-Up Care after a Mental Health Visit to the Emergency Room -- The EPIC Study

Emory University
| Georgia
Benjamin G. Druss, MD, MPH
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

Adding a Teachable Moment Approach to a Team-Based Primary Care Ask-Advise-Connect Approach for Tobacco Cessation

Oregon Health & Science University^
| Oregon
Susan (Sue) Flocke, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Examining Effects of State Policies to Monitor Mental Health Medicines for Children in Foster Care

Rutgers University–New Brunswick
| New Jersey
Stephen Crystal, PhD, MS
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

Testing a Program to Help Patients Prepare for Kidney Failure Treatment -- The PREPARE NOW Study

Duke University
| North Carolina
Leigh E. Boulware, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
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

Adding a Physical Activity Program with Coaching to Usual Care for Patients with COPD

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
| California
Huong Q. Nguyen, PhD, RN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Program with Nurse Coaching and Fitness-Tracking Devices to Help Patients Increase Confidence in Managing Diabetes

The Regents of the University of California, Davis
| California
Heather Margaret Young, MS, PhD, RN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Preventing Serious Falls among Older Adults -- The STRIDE Study

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Shalender Bhasin, MD, MB, BS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Three Methods to Help Patients Manage Type 2 Diabetes

George Washington University
| District of Columbia
Richard Jeffrey Katz, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Evaluating a New Patient-Centered Approach for Cancer Care in Oncology Offices

National Committee for Quality Assurance
| District of Columbia
Sarah Scholle, DrPH, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Training Program for Mental Health Counselors Help Reduce Burnout and Improve Patient Care?

Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
| Indiana
Michelle Salyers, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Peer Support Program Improve Satisfaction with Treatment among Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

University of Ariona
| Arizona
Sairam Parthasarathy, MD
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
Has Results

Using Home Coaching to Support Older Adults with Chronic Illness after an Emergency Room Visit

University of Florida
| Florida
Donna Lynne Carden, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Cardiac Rehabilitation at Home or in a Clinic after Hospitalization

University of California San Francisco
| California
Mary Whooley, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Programs to Support Patients with Substance Use Disorders after They Leave the Hospital

Public Health Management Corporation
| Pennsylvania
Adam Brooks, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Collaborative Care Program for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Reduce Pain and Depression? -- MS-CARE

University of Washington
| Washington
Dawn Marie Ehde, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Do Weight Management Programs Involving Health Coaches Improve Body Mass Index and Parent Empowerment for Children with Obesity or Who Are Overweight?

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Elsie Mireya Taveras, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using One-on-One Peer Mentors to Help Patients with a Spinal Cord Injury Transition from Rehabilitation to Home

Shepherd Center
| Georgia
Michael Jones, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Do People with Obesity Lose Weight When Offered a Choice of Research-Based Weight-Loss Treatment by Their Doctors?

Denver Health and Hospital Authority
| Colorado
Daniel Bessesen, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using a Transitional Care Program to Prepare Patients to Take Care of Themselves after Leaving the Hospital

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Jeffrey L. Schnipper, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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