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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

Interventions for Migraine Prevention: Evidence Review and Map

ECRI
| Pennsylvania
Amy Y. Tsou, MD, MSc
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Other Evidence Products
Has Results

Evaluating Therapies to Prevent Future Stroke in Patients with Patent Foramen Ovale-Related Strokes -- The SCOPE Study

Tufts Medical Center Inc.
| Massachusetts
David M. Kent, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

Systematic, Collaborative, PFO closure Evaluation (SCOPE) Study Conference: Research-Related Conference Support Award

Tufts Medical Center
| Massachusetts
David M. Kent, MD, MS
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Engagement in Research, Engagement Award Conference: Evidence Synthesis

TEACH: Trained Empowered Advocates for Community Health (Healing)

Black Women’s Health Imperative
| Georgia
Linda Blount, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Establishing a Patient-Led African Immigrant Health Research Consortium

Multicultural AIDS Coalition
| Massachusetts
Chioma Nnaji, MED, MPH
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

3q29 Deletion Families Conference

Emory University
| Georgia
Melissa M. Murphy, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Disseminating an Evidence-Based Peer Support Intervention to Promote Positive Airway Pressure Use

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Suzanne Bertisch, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project, Dissemination Project

Improving Antibiotic Prescribing in Children with Ear, Sinus, and Throat Infections

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Gerber, MD, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Open Competition PFA: Implementation of Findings from PCORI’s Research Investments)

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

Toward a New Generation of Matching Methods for Comparative Effectiveness Research

Harvard Medical School
| Massachusetts
Jose R. Zubizarreta, PhD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing Methods to Improve the Accuracy of Data Obtained from Clinicians' Notes in Electronic Health Records

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Alexander Turchin, MD, MS
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Three Types of Well-Child Visits for Preventing Obesity among Preschool-Aged Children in Rural Areas

Geisinger Clinic
| Pennsylvania
Lisa Bailey-Davis, RD, DEd
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Disseminating Evidence to Promote Patient-Centered Diabetes Self-Management Strategies

Morehouse School of Medicine, Inc.
| Georgia
Denita Walston
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project, Dissemination Project

Dissemination of PTSD Treatment Evidence to Refugee Health Providers and Refugee Communities

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Katherine Yun, MD, MHS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project, Dissemination Project

Creating a Collaborative Comparative Effectiveness Research Agenda for Autistic Adolescents

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Deciphering Beckwith-Wiedemann Spectrum Conference

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Jennifer M. Kalish, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Sages' Symposium to Expand Researcher Readiness

LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston
| Massachusetts
Erin McGaffigan, PhD, MSW, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Disseminating Results: Missed SCD Clinic Appointments and the Health Belief Model

National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ)
| Massachusetts
Scott D. Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project, Dissemination Project

Comparing Two Therapies for Improving Social and Thinking Skills in Patients with Schizophrenia

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc
| Massachusetts
Matcheri S. Keshavan, MD, and Russell K. Schutt, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research

Developing Methods to Identify Patients Who Benefit Most from Different Treatments

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Yong Chen, PhD, MA
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

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®

Multi-stakeholder Engagement for Enabling Patient-Driven Research

Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
| Massachusetts
Robert McBurney, BSc, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
PPRN Limited Competition Award

PARTNERS - Enabling Real-time, Personalized Engagement in Research: An App-based Approach

Boston Children's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Marc Natter, MD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
PPRN Limited Competition Award

Capacity Building in Nurse-Led Health Centers to Address Substance Use Disorder

National Nurse-Led Care Consortium
| Pennsylvania
Kristine Gonnella, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Promoting an Easy-Step Program to Take Charge of Vascular Health in the Greater Kansas City Area

Yale University^
| Connecticut
Kim Smolderen, PhD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project, Dissemination Project

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