Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Understand and Improve Financial Decision Making Among Vulnerable Older Adults (Discovery)

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Conditions studied: Financial Exploitation of Older Adults

In brief

This study seeks to: * Identify behavioral preference patterns that characterize older adults vulnerable to financial exploitation. * Estimate the extent to which biases in decision-making process influence financial decisions among older adults vulnerable to financial exploitation to refine information content and behavioral 'nudge' strategies.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07682727

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

400

Starts

2026-08-01

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-07

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults over the age of 60
• English speakers, to ensure comprehension of study tasks

You may not qualify if…

• Less than age 60
• Non-English speaker

Where it is running

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States

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