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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
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Evaluating Therapies to Prevent Future Stroke in Patients with Patent Foramen Ovale-Related Strokes -- The SCOPE Study

Tufts Medical Center Inc.
| Massachusetts
David M. Kent, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

New Methods to Analyze Data from Cluster Randomized Trials when Clusters Differ after Treatment Assignment

Duke University
| North Carolina
Fan Li, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing Methods for Planning and Analyzing Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
John S. Preisser, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient Setting: A Systematic Review

Memorandum of Understanding with Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
| Maryland
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases: A Systematic Review

Memorandum of Understanding with Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
| Maryland
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Systematic Review

Memorandum of Understanding with Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
| Maryland
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Self-Management in Older Adults with Chronic Heart Failure -- The iCOACH Study

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
| Arkansas
Judy Weber, PhD, RD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Acupuncture and Massage to Treat Pain in Patients with Advanced Cancer -- The IMPACT Study

Memorial Sloan Kettering
| New York
Jun J. Mao, MD, MSCE
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing and Testing New Methods for Comparing Outcomes Across Groups of Patients in Observational Studies

Duke University
| North Carolina
Laine E. Thomas, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

A New Method to Create Personalized Treatment Guidance Using Patient Health Data

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
| Wisconsin
Guanhua Chen, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Ask Patients about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Emergency Room -- The EQUALITY Study

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

Using Computer Alert Systems in the Emergency Room to Screen for Child Abuse

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Rachel Berger, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Evaluating a Program to Lower Prescription Opioid Doses for Patients with Chronic Pain

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington^
| Washington
Michael Von Korff, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing Tablet-Based Software to Help Reduce Hospice Patients' Pain

University of Illinois at Chicago
| Illinois
Robert E. Molokie, MD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Training Staff at Doctors' Offices to Use Shared Decision Making with Patients Choosing Asthma Treatments

Atrium Health
| North Carolina
Hazel Tapp, PhD, BSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

The Role of Multidisciplinary Care Planning on Survival, Care Quality, and Satisfaction for Patients with Lung Cancer

Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation
| Tennessee
Raymond U. Osarogiagbon, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Video Chat Referral Process Help Families with Children Who Have Medicaid to Initiate Mental Health Care?

Seattle Children's Research Institute^
| Washington
Tumaini Coker, MD, MBA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Is Breast MRI Better at Finding Second Breast Cancers than Mammograms Alone for Breast Cancer Survivors?

Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute^
| Washington
Karen Joanne Wernli, PhD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Can an Online Program Help Women with a History of Preeclampsia Reduce Their Risk of Heart Disease?

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Janet Rich-Edwards, MPH, ScD, and Ellen W. Seely, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Peer-Navigator Support for Latinx Patients with Serious Mental Illness

Illinois Institute of Technology
| Illinois
Patrick William Corrigan, PsyD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using a Program to Lower Stress for Caregivers of Patients with Cancer Who Have Received Stem Cell Transplants

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Mark L. Laudenslager, BA, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

How Do Preferences for Treatment Change after Patients with Lung Cancer Start Chemotherapy?

University of Nebraska Medical Center
| Nebraska
KM Islam, MBBS, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Increase Hepatitis B and C Screening among Asian Americans

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

Measuring How Well Patients with Colorectal Cancer and Their Doctors Communicate

RTI International
| North Carolina
Lauren A. McCormack, PhD, MSPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Understanding Caregiver Preferences for Treating Children with Intellectual and Cognitive Disabilities and a Mental Illness

University of Maryland, Baltimore
| Maryland
Susan dosReis, BSPharm, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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