Punguza Pombe Kwa Afya Yako (Reduce Alcohol for Your Health) for emergency room patients in Tanzania
PRICE- Alcohol: Planning the Regional Implementation of a Culturally Adapted Brief Intervention for Alcohol for Tanzanian Emergency Departments
This project plans to offer a short, culturally adapted counseling session plus follow-up text messages to people who drink too much and come to emergency departments in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania.
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 ID | NIH-11398660 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You and local hospital staff will help adapt a short counseling session called PPKAY and the text-message booster so it fits local language and culture. The team will visit emergency departments, talk with patients and clinicians, and use interviews and surveys to learn how the program can be delivered in routine care. They will co-design the final intervention, implementation plan, and trial procedures with Tanzanian partners. This planning work will prepare for a larger trial to roll the program out across the region.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People who have harmful or hazardous drinking and who seek care in emergency departments in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania are the intended candidates.
Not a fit: People without risky drinking, those who do not use emergency services, or those needing intensive addiction treatment may not benefit from this brief ED intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could make a simple, evidence-based help program widely available in Tanzanian emergency rooms to reduce harmful drinking and related injuries.
How similar studies have performed: A prior pragmatic trial at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center showed the PPKAY intervention reduced alcohol use after an ED visit, and this project builds on that successful work.
Where this research is happening
Durham, United States
- 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 below.