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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

Comparing How State and Local COVID-19 Policies Affect Patient-Reported Outcomes

The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
| California
Mark Pletcher, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Protecting the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic -- The COVER-HCW Project

RAND Corporation
| California
Lisa S. Meredith, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
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

Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Perioperative Telemonitoring for Functional Recovery and Symptoms

City of Hope
| California
Virginia Sun, PhD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Two Ways to Increase HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
| California
Chun Chao, PhD, MS
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Treatments for Depression among Patients with Advanced Heart Failure

Cedars-Sinai Health System
| California
Waguih William IsHak, MD, FAPA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Determining Whether Adding a Palliative Care Team Improves Quality of Life for Patients Who Have Had Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery -- The PERIOP-PC Study

Stanford University^
| California
Karl Lorenz, MD, MSHS^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
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

Comparing Treatment Approaches for Older Adults with Treatment-Resistant Depression -- The OPTIMUM Study

Washington University School of Medicine
| Missouri
Eric J. Lenze, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Improve Depression Symptoms among Adults who Identify as LGBTQ+ -- The RADD Study

University of California, Los Angeles
| California
Bowen Chung, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Surgery with and without Duraplasty for Youth with Chiari Malformation Type I and Syringomyelia

Washington University School of Medicine
| Missouri
David Limbrick, MD, MS, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Community and Patient Partnered Research Network (CPPRN)

University of California, Los Angeles
| California
Kenneth Wells, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Patient Powered Research Networks (PPRN) Phase II
Has Results

The Health eHeart Alliance

University of California, San Francisco
| California
Mark Pletcher, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Patient Powered Research Networks (PPRN) Phase II
Has Results

PRIDEnet: A Participant-Powered Research Network of Sexual and Gender Minorities

University of California, San Francisco
| California
Mitchell R. Lunn, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Patient Powered Research Networks (PPRN) Phase II
Has Results

patient-centered SCAlable National Network for Effectiveness Research (pSCANNER)

University of California, San Diego
| California
Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, MBA, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Clinical Data Research Networks (CDRN) Phase II
Has Results

Patient Outcomes Research To Advance Learning (PORTAL)

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
| California
Elizabeth A. McGlynn, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Clinical Data Research Networks (CDRN) Phase II
Has Results

Pilot Project: Helping Patients Make Health Decisions with Support from a Health Coach

University of California, San Francisco
| California
David H. Thom, MD, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Improving Patient Care by Helping Patients and Doctors Communicate Better

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute
| California
Ming Tai-Seale, PhD, MPH^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Learning What Matters Most to Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
| Missouri
Kim G. Smolderen, PhD, MSc, BS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Helping Physical Therapists Understand Patient Movement Goals in Physical Therapy

San Francisco State University
| California
Diane D. Allen, PT, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Creating an App to Help Patients Understand and Manage Their Multiple Sclerosis

University of California at San Francisco
| California
Stephen Hauser, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Does the MySupport Survey Help Patients Talk to Their Doctors about Their Pain?

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
| California
Lynn L. DeBar, PhD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Using Feedback to Help Doctors Avoid Ordering Unneeded Medical Tests

University of California, Davis
| California
Joshua J. Fenton, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Using Parent Preferences in Decisions about Childhood Vaccines

Kaiser Permanente Northern California^
| California
Tracy A. Lieu, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Pilot Project: Getting Patients' Views about the Effectiveness of Services Provided by Community Health Centers

University of California, Los Angeles
| California
Robin M. Clarke, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research

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