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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

Putting an Online Weight Management Program in Place in Clinical and Community Settings

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Heather J. Baer, ScD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Building Capacity for Care Partner Engagement for PCOR/CER in Multiple Sclerosis

Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
| Massachusetts
Sara Loud, BS, MBA, MS
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Leveraging Patient and Other Stakeholder Perspectives to Advance Research on Medicaid Access to Tele-Mental Health Care

Network for Excellence in Health Innovation (NEHI)
| Massachusetts
Wendy Warring, BA, JD
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Comparing Two Ways to Provide Palliative Care for Patients Who Are in the Hospital with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Areej El-Jawahri, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Comparing Medicines to Treat Type 2 Diabetes among Patients with or at High Risk for Heart Disease -- The PRECIDENTD Study

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Brendan Everett, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®

Comparing Second-Line Medicines to Treat Type 2 Diabetes -- The BESTMED Study

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Alexander Turchin, MD, MS
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Comparing the Effect of Four Diabetes Medicines on the Risk of Heart Disease among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes -- The CER-4-T2D Study

Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Elisabetta Patorno, MD, DrPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Research

PMDD Community Coalition (PCC) Roundtable

International Association for Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD)
| Massachusetts
Sheila Buchert, BS
Project Status:
Completed; With Final Summary Report
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Developing Principles of Communication between Patient Communities and Payers Re: Novel Therapies

NEHI-The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation
| Massachusetts
Thomas Hubbard
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Partnering to Build Capacity for PCOR/CER in the Pediatric MS Community

Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
| Massachusetts
Sara Loud
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Aging PCOR Learning Collaborative

LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMASS Boston
| Massachusetts
Marc Cohen, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; With Final Summary Report
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Engaging Underserved Families in the United States with Down Syndrome Clinic to You (DSC2U)

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Brian Skotko, MD, MPP
Project Status:
Awarded; In progress
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

National Community Health Worker Patient Centered Outcomes Collaborative

Health Resources in Action, Inc
| Massachusetts
Denise Octavia Smith, MBA, CHW, PN
Project Status:
Terminated
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Stakeholder Convening to Develop a Targeted Theory of Change

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Helen Hemley, MPA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Bridging the Virtual Divide: Engaging Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Kelly Irwin, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Virtual Engagement Methods for African Immigrants

Multicultural AIDS Coalition
| Massachusetts
Chioma Nnaji, MED, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; With Final Summary Report
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Best Practices to Prevent COVID-19 Illness in Staff and People with Serious Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities in Congregate Living Settings

Massachusetts General Hospital (The General Hospital Corp.)
| Massachusetts
Stephen Bartels, MD, MS
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research

Virtual Engagement of Mothers with Mental Illness and Substance Use in the Context of COVID-19

Brandeis University
| Massachusetts
Joanne Nicholson, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; With Final Summary Report
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Comparing Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Boston VA Research Institute, Inc.
| Massachusetts
Nicholas Livingston, PhD and Risa Weisberg, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Data collected
Project Type:
Research

Expanding Effective Home Oxygen Management Strategies for Premature Infants

University of Massachusetts Medical School
| Massachusetts
Lawrence Rhein, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)

Comparing Two Programs to Decrease HIV Risk among African-Born Black Women

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Bisola Ojikutu, MD, MPH
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research

Using a Learning Collaborative to Help Hospitals Support Patient Decisions about Orthopedic Care

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Karen R. Sepucha, PhD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruitment not applicable
Project Type:
Implementation Project (Limited Competition D&I PFA)
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

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

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