Explore Our Portfolio
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 |
Displaying 1 - 25 of 59 results
Project Title
Project Status
Project Type
Has Results
Comparing a Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue Management Course Delivered via Teleconference, Internet, or in Person
Case Western Reserve University
| Ohio
Matthew A. Plow, PhD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
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®
Testing One State's Effort to Prevent Unsafe Treatments for Patients with Back Pain -- Back on Track
Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| Washington
Lynn DeBar, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Comparing Two Ways to Provide Palliative Care to Older Adults with Serious Illness
New York University School of Medicine
| New York
Keith S. Goldfeld, DrPH
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
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
Comparing the Effect of Adding Acupuncture and Pain Counseling to Usual Care on Reducing Pain among Patients with Cancer -- The PRACXIS Study
University of California, San Francisco
| California
Maria Chao, DrPH, MPA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Two Medicines for Adults with Myasthenia Gravis -- The PROMISE-MG Study
Duke University
| North Carolina
Donald B. Sanders, MD, and Pushpa Narayanaswami, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Two Ways to Decrease Medicine Use for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
University of Pittsburgh^
| Pennsylvania
Natalie E. Leland, PhD
Project Status:
PCORI Peer-Review Process Complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Understanding How Patients' Response to Treatment Varies Using Predicted Risk
Tufts Medical Center, Inc.
| Massachusetts
David Kent, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Two Approaches to Help Patients and Doctors Talk about Chronic Pain Treatments -- Voices in Pain Care
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
| California
Brennan Spiegel, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Testing a Stepped-Care Program to Treat Emotional Distress among Patients with Lung or Head and Neck Cancer and Their Caregivers
University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Evelinn A. Borrayo, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Developing and Testing New Methods for Estimating Treatment Effectiveness in Observational Studies Using High-Dimensional Data
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
| New Jersey
Zhiqiang Tan, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Managing Long-Term Low Back Pain to Improve Health and Reduce Reliance on Opioid Medicines: Comparing Mindfulness Meditation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy -- Strategies To Assist with Management of Pain (STAMP)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
| Wisconsin
Bruce Barrett
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Comparing Clinic- and Home-Based Exercise Programs to Help Adults with Multiple Sclerosis -- The TEAMS Study
University of Alabama at Birmingham
| Alabama
James Rimmer, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Medicines to Help Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Feel Less Fatigued -- The TRIUMPHANT-MS Study
Johns Hopkins University^
| Maryland
Bardia Nourbakhsh, MD, MAS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
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
Evaluating a Telehealth Program for Ostomy Self-Care among Cancer Survivors
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania^
| Pennsylvania
Robert S. Krouse, MD, MS
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
Comparing Two Ways to Manage Symptoms for Patients Who Have Chronic Migraine and Frequent Medication Use -- The MOTS Trial
Mayo Clinic Arizona
| Arizona
Todd J. Schwedt, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Two Types of Blood Thinners to Prevent Blood Clots in Patients with Cancer -- The CANVAS Trial
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation
| Illinois
Deborah Schrag, MD, MPH
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
Does Palliative Care Improve Quality of Life for People with Parkinson's Disease and Reduce Caregiver Burden?
University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Benzi Kluger, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Ways to Improve Prescribing of Colony-Stimulating Factor in Cancer Treatment -- The TrACER Study
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
| Washington
Scott D. Ramsey, MD, PhD
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
Developing Measures of Pain Appraisal and Pain-Related Self-Efficacy for People Living with Chronic Pain
University of Washington
| Washington
Dagmar Amtmann, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research