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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

Using a Transitional Care Program to Prepare Patients to Take Care of Themselves after Leaving the Hospital

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Jeffrey L. Schnipper, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Recovery Options for Stroke Patients

Duke University
| North Carolina
Janet Prvu Bettger, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Can Coping-Skills Training Help Patients Who Have Received Intensive Hospital Care to Cope with Depression and Anxiety?

Duke University
| North Carolina
Christopher Ethan Cox, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing the Predicted Benefits and Harms of Using Adult versus Child Guidelines for Lipid Testing and Treatment in 17- to 21-Year-Olds

Tufts Medical Center, Inc.
| Massachusetts
Laurel K. Leslie, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Engaging Patients, Doctors, and Healthcare Experts in Creating Guidelines for Cancer Screening

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Roger S. Luckmann, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Testing Computer Programs That Help People Stop Smoking

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Thomas K. Houston, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Helping People Understand and Use Cancer Screening Recommendations

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Barry G. Saver, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Methods to Reduce Bias in Comparative Effectiveness Research

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Til Sturmer, PhD, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Predicting Who Will Respond Best to Medical Treatments

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

Pilot Project: Creating a Decision-Support Computer Program to Help Cancer Patients Understand and Manage Their Symptoms

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Mary E. Cooley, PhD, CRNP, MSN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Figuring Out Which Patients Are Likely to Return to the Hospital

Boston University School of Medicine/ Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Brian W. Jack, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Learning About Focus Groups and Interviews in Research

Family Health International
| North Carolina
Gregory S. Guest, PhD, MA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Figuring Out Why Some Patients Do Not Fill Their Blood Pressure Prescriptions

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
| Massachusetts
Michael Fischer, MD, MS^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Improving Ways to Discover Research Needs from Stakeholders

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
| North Carolina
Kathleen C. Thomas, PhD, MPH, BA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

Relapsed Childhood Neuroblastoma as a Model for Parental End-of-Life Decision-Making

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Jennifer W. Mack, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Terminated
Project Type:
Research

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