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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 and Treating Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska -- The Hearing Norton Sound Study

Norton Sound Health Corporation
| Alaska
Samantha Kleindienst Robler, AuD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Effects of Acupressure on Cancer Treatment Side Effects in Children and Youth -- The ACT-CC Study

University of California San Francisco
| California
E. Anne Lown, DPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Help Families Living in Medically Underserved Areas Address Childhood Obesity

University of Virginia^
| Virginia
Paul Estabrooks, PhD, MS, and Jamie Zoellner, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Treatments for Resistant Kawasaki Disease -- The KIDCARE Study

University of California San Diego
| California
Jane C. Burns, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Effect of High-Deductible Health Plans and Preventive Drug Lists on Asthma Attacks, Medicine Use, and Out-of-Pocket Costs -- The AFFORD Study

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care ,Inc.
| Massachusetts
Alison A. Galbraith, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report 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, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Engaging Patients and Providers in Collaborative Communication on HPV Vaccination (EPPIC-HPV)

University of New Mexico Main Campus
| New Mexico
Gill Woodall, PhD
Project Status:
Terminated
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Identify Sleep Apnea in People with Traumatic Brain Injury during Inpatient Rehabilitation

Tampa VA Research and Education Foundation
| Florida
Risa Nakase-Richardson, PhD, FACRM, FNAN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing ECT and Ketamine in Adults with Treatment-Resistant Depression – The ELEKT-D Study

Cleveland Clinic Foundation
| Ohio
Amit Anand, MD^
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Help Veterans Manage Chronic Pain -- The VOICE Study

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
| Minnesota
Erin Krebs, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

How Accurate Are PCORnet® Data for Measures of Children's Healthcare Quality? -- A PCORnet® Study

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Kathleen Walsh, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Standard and Short Online Mindfulness Therapy Programs for Improving Well-Being -- The Healthy Mind Healthy You Study

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Two Physical Therapy Schedules for Children with Cerebral Palsy -- The ACHIEVE Study

The Ohio State University
| Ohio
Jill C. Heathcock, MPT, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Higher and Lower Intensity Parent-Clinician Communication Trainings to Reduce Antibiotic Misuse in Children

Children's Mercy Hospital
| Missouri
Kathy Goggin, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Medications Added to a Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor to Treat Patients with PTSD

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

Comparing Medicines for Long-Term Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
| New Mexico
Christophe G. Lambert, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Antibiotics and Surgery to Treat Appendicitis in Children

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
| Ohio
Peter C. Minneci, MD, MHSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Looking at the Effect of Treatment Duration for Newborn Infants Who Have Seizures

University of Michigan
| Michigan
Renée A. Shellhaas, MD, MS & Hannah C. Glass, MDCM, MAS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Web-Based Platform for Caregivers Help People with Down Syndrome Get Recommended Health Services?

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Brian Skotko, MD, MPP
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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