Price- Alcohol: Planning a regional plan to bring a brief intervention for alcohol to Tanzanian emergency rooms
Official title: PRICE- Alcohol: Planning the Regional Implementation of a Culturally Adapted Brief Intervention for Alcohol for Tanzanian Emergency Departments
Funded at Duke University · NIH-11574758 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A doctor-led, 15-minute talk plus weekly texts helps people in emergency departments in Tanzania cut back on drinking, and the plan is to map how best to implement it.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Duke University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Durham, United States) |
| Project start | August 15, 2024 |
| Project end | July 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $77,314 |
| NIH project number | 3R34AA031585-03S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11574758 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Patients seeking care for injuries in Kilimanjaro region emergency departments who would benefit from a brief, nurse-led alcohol intervention.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not engaged in an injury-related visit or those not receptive to brief behavioral support may not benefit.
What this research studies
This grant focuses on implementing a brief, nurse-led intervention called PPKAY in emergency departments in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. It uses a mixed-methods approach to identify barriers and facilitators to adopting the intervention in a low-resource setting. The goal is to create a practical framework that can be used to roll out the program effectively and sustain its impact, with lessons transferable to similar settings in the US. The project builds on a proven brief intervention and aims to understand real-world challenges to implementation before wider adoption.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, communities in resource-limited emergency departments could see reduced binge drinking and better access to brief alcohol treatment options.
How similar studies have gone: Previous brief interventions have reduced alcohol use in various settings; this study expands that work to a low-resource, high-need environment to identify implementation barriers.
Where this research is happening
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Duke University
Durham, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Staton, Catherine Ann — Duke University
- Study coordinator: Staton, Catherine Ann
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.