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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

Does Omitting Stent Placement Improve Pain among Patients with Kidney Stones? -- The SOUL MUSIC Study

University of Michigan Medical School, Department
| Michigan
Khurshid Ghani, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Treat Urgency Urinary Incontinence in Women -- The BEST Trial

Women and Infants Hospital-Rhode Island
| Rhode Island
Vivian Sung, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Tailoring Incontinence Care: OnabotulinumtoxinA for Urgency Urinary Incontinence Among Older Women

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
| New Hampshire
Anne Cooper, MD, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Manage Care for Urinary Incontinence

University of California San Diego
| California
Jennifer Anger, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Using a Virtual Screening and Care Program to Increase Access to Treatment for Urinary Incontinence in Women

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| California
Brian Mittman, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Open Competition PFA: Implementation of Findings from PCORI’s Research Investments)

Comparing Two Ways to Follow Up after a Child Goes Home from the Hospital -- The FAAN-C Trial

University of Utah
| Utah
Eric Coon, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Types of Prostate Biopsy

Weill Cornell Medicine
| New York
Jim C. Hu, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Five Treatment Approaches for Men with Prostate Cancer -- The PC CONCEPT Study

Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
| New York
Jim C. Hu, MD, MPH, and Ronald C. Chen, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Surgical Treatments for Kidney Stones in Children and Youth

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Gregory E. Tasian, MD, MSc
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Two Ways to Admit Children to Hospitals

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic^
| New Hampshire
JoAnna Leyenaar, MD, MPH, MS
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
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

Improving Shared Decision Making for Men with Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
| California
Christopher Saigal, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Implementation of Effective Shared Decision Making Approaches PFA)

Comparing Radiation Treatments for Localized Prostate Cancer - COMPPARE

University of Florida Board of Trustees
| Florida
Nancy Mendenhall, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

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

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 Approaches to Help Patients Manage Symptoms at Home after Cancer Surgery -- The ACCESS Study

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
| New York
Brett Simon, MD, PhD, and Andrea Pusic, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Effects of How Often Men Have PSA Testing in the First Year after Prostate Cancer Treatment

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation
| Illinois
Ronald C. Chen, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Looking at the Effects of Antibiotic Use on Childhood Obesity and Growth -- The PCORnet® Antibiotics Study

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.
| Massachusetts
Jason Block, 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 Surgeries for Women Who Have Both Cancer of the Uterus and Bladder Problems

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
| Rhode Island
Katina Robison, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Bladder Management Strategies for People with Spinal Cord Injuries

University of Utah
| Utah
Jeremy Myers, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Three Ways to Help Cancer Survivors Plan for Follow-Up Care

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Katherine Clegg Smith, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Effects of Different Prostate Cancer Treatments on Quality of Life and Cancer Recurrence -- NC ProCESS

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Ronald C. Chen, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Self-Management of Urinary Symptoms Using a Probiotic in People with Spinal Cord Injuries, Spina Bifida, and Multiple Sclerosis

MedStar Health Research Institute
| Maryland
Suzanne Groah, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Treatment Decision Support for Men with Prostate Cancer and Their Caregivers

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
| Florida
Lee Green, PhD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Evaluating Different Types of Cancer Survivorship Care

George Washington University
| District of Columbia
Holly Mead, BA, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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