An interventional study of FinTAN guide in Serious Mental Illness and Financial Hardship, sponsored by Yale University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-06.
Sponsored by Yale University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
The specific aims of this study are to: i) collaboratively create a Financial Tools Access and Navigation (FinTAN) guide to assist persons and care providers to identify the potential utility of relevant financial products, and guide them in their use; ii) pilot test the feasibility and impact of using the FinTAN guide and the associated financial tools and services among people with SMI and those who assist them with their money management; iii) prepare for a future full-scale clinical trial of the FinTAN guide and relevant financial tools and services. The goal for this research project is to create a guide that can assist in creating a Supported Financial Decision Making (SFDM) arrangements, whereby persons with SMI can access the support they need with their finances while maximizing autonomy and flexibility over time.
Financial hardship and mental illness intersect in ways that have devastating consequences for millions of American. Financial hardship among people with SMI arises partly from meager disability benefits and/or low wages but is exacerbated when people have difficulty managing money due to their illness. This project will test an intervention that will guide people through the use of financial tools and services that may allow people to more effectively manage their own finances, receive assistance from another person in a way that maximizes that autonomy of the owner of the funds, and that offer pathways towards greater autonomy over time, so improving mental health and quality of life.
The research for this pilot will engage with a Community Advisory Board (CAB) to inform the FinTAN guide intervention and data collection instruments in order to finalize the research design for this pilot and a future randomized trial.
Nov 2026: Secondary outcomes are still being finalized with the Community Advisory Board.
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Participants in this arm will receive the FinTAN guide
Behavioral: FinTAN guide
FinTAN guide to assist participants and care providers to identify the potential utility of relevant financial products, and guide them in their use
Mean score Financial Self-Efficacy Scale
6 statements evaluating personal financial confidence and management. Score ranges from 6 to 24, where higher scores mean greater financial self-efficacy.
Time frame: Day 1, Day 90 ±7, Day 180 ±7, Day 360 ±7, Day 540 ±7
Plan to share: No
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