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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
Has Results

Stroke and Blood Clot Risk in Transgender Women Taking Hormones

Emory University
| Georgia
Michael Goodman, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Treat Insomnia among Black Women

Boston University
| Massachusetts
Lynn Rosenberg, ScD, MS, and Eric Zhou, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
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 Essure® and Tubal Ligation to Prevent Pregnancy

Yale University
| Connecticut
Aileen M. Gariepy, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Treat Depression among Pregnant Women and New Mothers with Low Incomes

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH; Caroline J Kistin, MD, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing Whether a Referral to a Telehealth Program Helps African-American and Hispanic Adults with COPD Transition from Hospital to Home

Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
| New York
Negin Hajizadeh, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Stepped-Care Program to Treat Emotional Distress among Patients with Lung or Head and Neck Cancer and Their Caregivers

University of Colorado Denver
| Colorado
Evelinn A. Borrayo, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing the Effectiveness of Adding Group Therapy to Home Visiting Services on Reducing Postpartum Depression in Women with Low Incomes

Northwestern University
| Illinois
Darius Tandon, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Three Approaches to Improve Diabetes Self-Care among African-American Adults -- The MODEL Study

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
| Tennessee
James E. Bailey, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Treatment Approaches for Women with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) -- The PORTAL Study

Duke University
| North Carolina
E. Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Adding a Teachable Moment Approach to a Team-Based Primary Care Ask-Advise-Connect Approach for Tobacco Cessation

Oregon Health & Science University^
| Oregon
Susan (Sue) Flocke, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Reduce High Blood Pressure in Patients from Different Racial and Ethnic Groups -- The RICH LIFE Study

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Telehealth Approaches for Treating Complex Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care -- The SPIRIT Study

University of Washington
| Washington
John C. Fortney, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Antibiotics versus Surgery for Treating Appendicitis -- The CODA Study

University of Washington
| Washington
David Reed Flum, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

A Training Program on Pain Coping Skills for African Americans with Hip or Knee Arthritis

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

Examining Effects of State Policies to Monitor Mental Health Medicines for Children in Foster Care

Rutgers University–New Brunswick
| New Jersey
Stephen Crystal, PhD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Program to Help Patients Prepare for Kidney Failure Treatment -- The PREPARE NOW Study

Duke University
| North Carolina
Leigh E. Boulware, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Treat Low Back Pain and Prevent Chronic Pain and Disability -- The TARGET Trial

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Anthony Delitto, PhD, PT, FAPTA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Testing a Health Coaching Program to Help Patients with Obesity Lose Weight -- The PROPEL Study

Pennington Biomedical Research Center
| Louisiana
Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Clinic-Based Program to Reduce Risky Behaviors among Teens

Seattle Children's Hospital
| Washington
Carolyn McCarty, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Assessing Support for Medicine Decision Making for Youth with ADHD Who Receive Therapy

CASAColumbia
| New York
Aaron Hogue, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Three Ways to Offer a Weight Management Program to Patients Living in Rural Areas -- The RE-POWER Study

University of Kansas Medical Center Research
| Kansas
Christie Befort, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report 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

Comparing Two Ways to Help African Americans Who Are Non-Daily Smokers Quit Smoking

University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc.
| Kansas
Nikki Nollen, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Peer Support Program That Helps Older Adults Age in Their Own Homes

University of Wisconsin–Madison
| Wisconsin
Elizabeth A. Jacobs, MD, MPP
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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