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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

A TriaL ComparIng the EffectiVEness and ToleraBility of MEdicaTions in Older Adults with STablE Angina and Multiple ChRonic Conditions: LIVE BETTER

Yale University
| Connecticut
Michael Nanna, MD, MHS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

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

Teletherapy to Address Language Disparities in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children

The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
| California
Dylan Chan, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparative Effectiveness of Single-Site and Scattered-Site Permanent Supportive Housing on Patient-Centered and COVID-19 Related Outcomes for People Experiencing Homelessness

University of Southern California
| California
Benjamin Henwood, PhD, MA, MSW
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Programs to Decrease HIV Risk among African-Born Black Women

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Bisola Ojikutu, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Improve Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Use for HIV Prevention

Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.
| California
Albert Liu, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Are Two Hearing Aids Better Than One for Age-Related Hearing Loss?

Duke University
| North Carolina
Sherri L. Smith, AuD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Two Programs for Managing Hearing Loss among Older Adults in Assisted Living Facilities

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Catherine Palmer, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Three Ways to Obtain Hearing Aids for People with Age-Related Hearing Loss

Northwestern University
| Illinois
Sumitrajit Dhar, PhD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research

Do Public Deliberation Methods Help Improve the Informed Consent Process for Research on Sensitive Topics?

Trustees of Indiana University
| Indiana
Amelia S. Knopf, PhD, MPH, BSN
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

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

Comparing Two Ways to Help African-American and Latino Patients with HIV to Receive and Retain Care

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
| Maryland
Kathleen Page, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research

What Is the Effect of Adding a Health Coach to Patient-Centered Medical Homes for Managing Multiple Chronic Conditions?

Clinical Directors Network
| New York
Jonathan Tobin, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Two Ways to Coordinate Care for Patients after Trauma

University of Washington
| Washington
Douglas Zatzick, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Hair Removal Treatments for Adolescents and Young Adults with Pilonidal Disease

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
| Ohio
Peter C. Minneci, MD, MHSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Understanding the Effect of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy on Sexual Health and Depression for Transgender Adults

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Sari L. Reisner, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Home- Versus Clinic-Based Phototherapy for the Treatment of Psoriasis -- The LITE Study

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Joel Mitchell Gelfand, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Identifying and Treating Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska -- The Hearing Norton Sound Study

Norton Sound Health Corporation
| Alaska
Samantha Kleindienst Robler, AuD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using Research Networks to Compare Medicines for Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases -- The Comparative Health Outcomes in Immune-mediated diseases CollaborativE (CHOICE) Study

University of Alabama at Birmingham
| Alabama
Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, MPH, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Creating Survey Questions to Measure Important Aspects of Health for People Living with HIV

University of Washington
| Washington
Heidi M. Crane, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

New Statistical Methods to Assess How Patients with Different Traits Respond to the Same Treatment

University of Miami School of Medicine
| Florida
Daniel Feaster, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Online Care with In-Person Care for Patients with Psoriasis

University of Southern California^
| California
April W. Armstrong, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using an Online Program to Increase Patients' Confidence in Managing Scleroderma

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
| New Mexico
Janet L. Poole, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using Graphic Novels when Choosing Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder

Public Health Management Corporation^
| Pennsylvania
Adam Brooks, 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

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