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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
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The HERO Research Program -- A PCORnet® Project to Support Studies on COVID-19

Duke University
| North Carolina
Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS; Emily O'Brien, PhD (HERO registry); Susanna Naggie, MD (HERO-HCQ trial)
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Using PCORnet to Track Patient-Reported Symptoms of Heart Failure

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
Justin Bachmann, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

A New Natural Language Processing Method to Study Whether Patients Take Medicine as Directed

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
| Texas
Kirk Roberts, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing the Safety and Effectiveness of Metformin with Other Medicines for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease

Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
| New York
James Flory, MD, MSCE
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Ways for Patients, Doctors, and Clinics to Improve Blood Pressure Control -- A PCORnet® Study

University of California San Francisco
| California
Mark J. Pletcher, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Medicines to Treat Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease When Anti-TNF Medicines Don't Work

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^
| North Carolina
Michael D. Kappelman, MD, MPH^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Train Healthcare Clinic Staff to Ask Patients about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Fenway Community Health Center
| Massachusetts
Kenneth H. Mayer, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Using PCORnet to Improve Data Quality and Patient Follow-Up Within the Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry

Mayo Clinic
| Minnesota
Maurice E. Sarano, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Help Primary Care Providers Prescribe Opioids Safely

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Kevin Kraemer, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
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, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

New Methods to Improve Data Accuracy in Studies Using Electronic Health Record Data

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
Bryan E. Shepherd, PhD; Pamela A. Shaw, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
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®

Initiating Discussions to Enhance Physical Activity Promotion Services for Individuals with PD (IDEAS for PD) - Tier I

University of Washington
| Washington
Sujata Pradhan, PT, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Developing Research Strategies to Avoid Overtreatment or Under-treatment of Patients with Pre-cancer and Early Cancer - Tier I

National Center for Health Research
| District of Columbia
Diana Zuckerman, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Establishing a Culturally Appropriate Partnership for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Type 2 Diabetes - Tier I

Midwest Asian Health Association (MAHA)
| Illinois
Hong Liu, PhD, MA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Engaging Community Stakeholders to Improve Childhood Obesity Interventions - Tier I

FLIPANY, Florida Introduces Physical Activity and Nutrition to Youth
| Florida
Kristine Perez-Carrion, MA, MMedSci
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

MANOS - Hands for Mental Health: A Behavioral Health Advisory Group for Urban and Rural Hispanic Americans in Colorado - Tier I

University of Colorado-Anschutz College of Nursing
| Colorado
Tanya R. Sorrell, PhD, PMHNP-BC
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Fecal Incontinence in Primary Care Consortium - Tier I

Nova Southeatern University, Master of Public Health program
| Florida
Nicole Cook, PhD, MPA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Building Networks for Comparative Research with Youth Caregivers and Older Adults - Tier I

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Elizabeth Olson, PhD, MA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

The Bexar County Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Collaborative - Tier I

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
| Texas
Lisa M. Cleveland, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, IBCLC
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Building the Foundation for Community-Led Research to Eliminate LGBT Cancer Disparities - Tier I

The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Institute
| District of Columbia
Mandi Pratt-Chapman, MA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Breast Cancer Survivor Health and Wellness Collaborative - Tier I

Allina Health
| Minnesota
Angie Meillier, RN, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Unhealthy Substance Use among Community-Based Older Adults: What Is the Role of Home Health Aides? - Tier I

Home Care Aide Foundation
| Massachusetts
Hayley P. Gleason, MS, MSW
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Into the Light: Using Health Technology to Develop a Mother/Family-Centered Peer Support Network - Tier I

Postpartum Progress Inc.
| Georgia
Shannon Hennig
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

Developing Patient-Driven Research to Improve the Psychiatric Care of Youth in Foster Care - Tier I

Dartmouth Trauma Interventions Research Center
| New Hampshire
Erin Barnett, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Pipeline to Proposal, Tier I

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