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Project Status
Project Type

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; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Treat People with PTSD and Substance Use Disorder -- The COMPASS Study

Center for Veterans Research and Education
| Minnesota
Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Primary Care Treatment Options for People with PTSD

University of Washington
| Washington
John Fortney, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Standard and Family Diabetes Self-Management Education for Improving Diabetes Outcomes

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
| Arkansas
Pearl A. McElfish, PhD, MBA
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Promote Quitting Smoking for People Referred for Lung Cancer Screenings

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Scott Halpern, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Health-System-Based and Community-Based Dementia Care for Patients and Caregivers -- D-CARE: The Dementia Care Study

Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
| California
David Reuben, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Peer-Led Support Groups for Patients with Chronic Pain Who Want to Reduce Opioid Use -- The EMPOWER Study

Stanford University School of Medicine
| California
Beth Darnall, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Treatments to Help Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Address Problems with Swallowing

University Health Network (Canada)
Rosemary Martino, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Help Primary Care Providers Safely Treat Acute Pain and Avoid Overprescribing Opioids

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Kevin Kraemer, MD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
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 Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Three Ways to Help Patients Manage Multiple Chronic Conditions

UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care
| Pennsylvania
Dan Swayze
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Decrease Medicine Use for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

University of Pittsburgh^
| Pennsylvania
Natalie E. Leland, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Surgery to Physical Therapy Alone for Treating Rotator Cuff Tears -- The ARC Trial

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
| Texas
Nitin Jain, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
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 Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Understanding How to Use Single Patient Studies to Answer Patient-Identified Research Questions

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Heather C. Kaplan, MD, MSCE; Lisa Opipari-Arrigan, PhD; Gregory M. Marcus, MD, MAS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy versus Yoga for Helping Older Adults Address High Levels of Worry

Wake Forest University Health Sciences
| North Carolina
Gretchen A. Brenes, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Help Veterans Manage Pain and Reduce Use of Prescription Opioid Medicines -- The VOICE Study

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
| Minnesota
Erin Krebs, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Clinic- to Home-Based Care for Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure

HealthPartners Institute
| Minnesota
Karen L. Margolis, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Motivational Text Messaging, Health Coaching, and Enhanced Usual Care for African Americans with Diabetes—the Management of Diabetes in Everyday Life, or MODEL, Study

University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
| Tennessee
James Bailey, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

In-Home versus Phone-Based Care for Older Adults with Dementia, Depression, or Delirium

University of Connecticut School of Medicine
| Connecticut
Richard Fortinsky, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Telehealth Approaches for Treating Complex Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care -- The SPIRIT Study

University of Washington
| Washington
John C. Fortney, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Treat Arm Weakness Due to Stroke

The Ohio State University
| Ohio
Deborah Larsen, PhD, FAPTA, FASAHP^
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

Can a Patient-Centered Approach to Preparing Patients for Kidney Failure Improve Patient Outcomes? -- The PREPARE NOW Study

Duke University
| North Carolina
Leigh E. Boulware, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Reduce Bone Fractures and Injuries among Older Adults Who Have Fallen -- The WISE Study

Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Christopher Sciamanna, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

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