The First FDA-Approved Video Game Therapeutic
The First FDA-Approved Video Game Therapeutic
The First FDA-Approved Video Game Therapeutic
By Simon Spichak
November 07, 2020
Summary
A company interested in treating ADHD opted or a different route, instead aiming to develop a prescription video game.
Akili Interactive Labs looks to add another valuable tool to this arsenal, video games.
While many brain-training video games make plenty of claims, they do not seek FDA approval.
Akili Interactive Labs is unique as they looked towards validating their game.
After several years of clinical trials, they have shown the efficacy of this video game.
Prescribed to children between 8 and 12 years of age, Endeavor Rx is a video game played on an iPad or iPhone.
In their clinical trials, children would either receive a placebo video game or EndeavorRx, without knowing which group they were assigned.
68% of parents reported seeing meaningful changes in their children's behaviors after two months of playing this video game.
Plenty of studies show positive cognitive impacts of playing video games.
Once considered a violence-inducing pariah in society, video games might actually improve attention in ADHD. With increased access to cellphones, computers and tablets, rigorously tested video-game therapeutics could make a huge splash in the coming decade.
Reference
Spichak, S. (2020, November 07). The First FDA-Approved Video Game Therapeutic. Retrieved November 09, 2020, from https://medium.com/invisible-illness/the-first-fda-approved-video-game-therapeutic-4f5b9b21b456