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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

Comparative Effectiveness of Brief Strength and Balance Exercises and Standard Home-Based Group Exercise for Primary Care Patients with Mobility Disability

Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Christopher Sciamanna, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Future Planning and Well-Being for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Family Caregivers

The Feinstein Institute For Medical Research
| New York
Sophia Jan, MD, MSHP
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Ways to Communicate with Children and Families who Speak Languages Other than English During a Hospital Stay -- The PFC I-PASS LISTEN Study

The Children's Hospital Corporation
| Massachusetts
Alisa Khan, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Not yet recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Help Children with Complex Chronic Diseases Return Home after a Hospital Stay -- The GET2HOME Study

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Patrick Brady, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Provide Anesthesia for Surgery -- The THRIVE Trial

Regents of the University of Michigan
| Michigan
Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Ways to Reduce Unplanned Return Visits to the Hospital after a Hospital Stay among African-American and Hispanic/Latino Older Adults

University of South Florida
| Florida
Kyaien O. Conner, PhD, MPH, LSW
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Care in the CCP Program versus Care in the C4P Program versus Care in Traditional Care Coordinator Program

The University of Chicago
| Illinois
David O. Meltzer, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Improve Communication between Healthcare Teams and People with a Communication Disability

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Megan A. Morris, PhD, MPH, CCC-SLP
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
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

Does a Counseling Program for Friends and Family Help People with Opioid Use Disorder Stay in Treatment?

Stanford University
| California
Karen Osilla, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Using Two Versus Three Antibiotics to Treat MAC Lung Infections

Oregon Health & Science University
| Oregon
Kevin Winthrop, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
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®

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

Community Uptake of a Website to Improve Support for People Aging at Home

Northwestern University
| Illinois
Lee Lindquist, MBA, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Comparing Surgery to Physical Therapy Alone for Treating Rotator Cuff Tears -- The ARC Trial

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
| Texas
Nitin Jain, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Support Communication between Patients and Their Primary Care Providers

University of California, San Diego^
| California
Ming Tai-Seale, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts 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

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

Comparing Chemotherapy Recovery at Home versus in the Hospital for Children with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Richard Aplenc, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Implementing and Evaluating a Program to Support Positive Parenting Behaviors

Georgia State University
| Georgia
Daniel Whitaker, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Way to Keep Staph Infections from Recurring

Clinical Directors Network, Inc.
| New York
Jonathan N. Tobin, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Training Doctors to Discuss Goals of Care with Patients Who Have Advanced Cancer

Mount Sinai School of Medicine
| New York
Nina Bickell, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Use of Healthcare Services among Children with Disabilities Enrolled in an Accountable Care Organization

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Paula H. Song, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Nurse Support for Children and Their Parents Returning Home from the Hospital -- The H2O Study

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
| Ohio
Samir S. Shah, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Program to Support Decision Making among Parents of Children in the PICU

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
| Illinois
Kelly N. Michelson, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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