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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 Title
Project Status
Project Type

Improving Heterogeneous Effect Estimation by Integration of Experimental and Observational Studies

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
Amir Asiaeetaheri, Ph.D.
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Develop Novel Methods to Identify and Characterize Family Relationships from Electronic Health Data

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Toan Ong, PhD, and Lisa Schilling, MD, MSPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

The Stakeholders, Technology, and Research Clinical Research Network (STAR CRN)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
Russell Rothman, MD, MPP
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Clinical Research Network (CRN) 2020

Expanding the Use of a School-Based Program to Improve Executive Functioning among Students with Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Laura G. Anthony, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)
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

Improving Assessment of Patient-Centered Communication in Cancer Care

RTI International
| North Carolina
Katherine Treiman, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project, Dissemination Project
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

Learning Collaborative to Address Disability Equity in Healthcare (LEADERs)

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Megan Morris, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Promote Healthy Weight Gain and Prevent Obesity in Early Childhood

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Tennessee
William J. Heerman, MD, MPH^
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Re-Think the Strip: Stopping Glucose Monitoring for Non-Insulin Treated Type 2 Diabetes

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)
Has Results

Developing an Incremental Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage Method to Improve Data Sharing and Data Quality

Anschutz Medical Campus - University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Toan Ong, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Applying Results from Randomized Controlled Trials to Patients in Clinical Practice Using Hybrid Study Methods

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Jennifer L. Lund, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Expanding a Shared Decision Making Program for Patients Considering LVAD Treatment

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Daniel D. Matlock, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Implementation of Effective Shared Decision Making Approaches PFA)
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

Testing a Standard Approach to Match Patients with Addiction to Treatment Based on Their Needs -- The PCAST Study

RTI International
| North Carolina
Tami L. Mark, PhD, MBA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
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

Improving Methods for Discrete Choice Experiments to Measure Patient Preferences

North Carolina State University
| North Carolina
Alan R. Ellis, PhD, MSW
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Assess Side Effects of Cancer Treatment

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Ethan Basch, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

PCORnet Coordinating Center Phase II (Duke University)

Duke University
| North Carolina
Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MHS and Richard Platt, MD, MSc
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
PCORnet® Coordinating Center Phase II
Has Results

Comparing Interview and Focus Group Data Collected in Person and Online

Family Health International
| North Carolina
Gregory Guest, PhD, MA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

How Do Patients Feel about Sharing and Linking Health Data for Research?

Duke University
| North Carolina
Sean O'Brien, MS, PhD^
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

Developing Standards for Improving Measurement and Reporting of Data Quality in Health Research

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Michael G. Kahn, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing the Appreciative Inquiry and Boot Camp Translation Methods for Identifying and Sharing Local Solutions to Healthcare Issues

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Donald Nease, MD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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