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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

Development of the Self-Efficacy of Engagement Scale

The University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Catherine Palmer, Ph.D.
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research

GTI: Comparing Effectiveness of Implementation Strategies to Improve Cancer Screening for Veterans

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
| Pennsylvania
Shari Rogal, M.D., MPH
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Activating SilverSneakers Benefits for Seniors with Osteoarthritis: Proactive versus Usual Care

Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Liza Rovniak, Ph.D., MPH
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Improving Cardiovascular Health in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
| Pennsylvania
Anuja Dokras, M.D., Ph.D., MHCI
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research

Testing Design Thinking Methodology to Engage Hispanic and Latino Families of Autistic Children in Research

Thomas Jefferson University
| Pennsylvania
Roseann Schaaf, Ph.D.
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research

Roles Of Social Change in Engagement Science (The ROSES Study)

University of Washington
| Pennsylvania
Kemi Doll, M.D., M.S.
Project Status:
Awarded; Contract pending
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Two Programs to Train Staff to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes

Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing the Effectiveness of a Text-Message-Based Home Monitoring Program and Oxygen Monitoring for Patients with COVID-19 -- The COVID Watch Study

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
| Pennsylvania
Mucio Kit Delgado, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Universal versus Focused Screening for Depression among Teens in High School -- The SHIELD Trial

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Deepa L. Sekhar, MD, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using PCORnet to Monitor Provider and Patient Risk Factors Related to the Opioid Epidemic

REACHnet CDRN
| Louisiana
Kristin Lyman, JD, MHA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
Research Infrastructure
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Help Primary Care Providers Prescribe Opioids Safely

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Kevin Kraemer, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Three Ways to Help Patients with Acute Pain Learn about Opioid Risks -- The Life STORRIED Study

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Zachary F. Meisel, MD, MPH, MSHP
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Developing Statistical Methods for Estimating Patient Phenotypes Using Electronic Health Record Data

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Rebecca Hubbard, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Including Patients in the Governance of Learning Health Systems

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Steven Joffe, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Evaluating a Telehealth Program for Ostomy Self-Care among Cancer Survivors

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania^
| Pennsylvania
Robert S. Krouse, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Is Extra Time Planning for Care Associated with Improved Health among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes?

Tulane University
| Louisiana
Lizheng Shi, PhD, MA, MSPharm
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Assessing the Effects of Intensive Behavioral Therapy on Weight Loss among Patients with or at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
| Pennsylvania
Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Identify What's Important to Patients in Research

Thomas Jefferson University
| Pennsylvania
Kristin L. Rising, MD, MSHP
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

The Vasculitis Patient-Powered Research Network

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Peter Merkel, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Patient Powered Research Networks (PPRN) Phase II
Has Results

PaTH Towards a Learning Health System (PaTH)

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Kathleen McTigue, MD, MPH^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Clinical Data Research Networks (CDRN) Phase II
Has Results

PEDSnet

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Clinical Data Research Networks (CDRN) Phase II
Has Results

Research Action for Health Network (REACHnet)

Louisiana Public Health Institute
| Louisiana
Thomas W. Carton, PhD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts Posted
Project Type:
PCORnet®: Clinical Data Research Networks (CDRN) Phase II
Has Results

Comparing Two Ways to Teach CPR to Families of Patients with Heart Problems

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Benjamin Abella, MD, MPhil
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Improving Communication about Care Goals for Children with ADHD

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
James Patrick Guevara, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Chemotherapy Recovery at Home versus in the Hospital for Children with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Richard Aplenc, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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