FDA clears first videogame to be prescribed to kids with ADHD: EndeavorRx by Akili Interactive Labs

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2020/06/18/fda-clears-first-videogame-to-be-prescribed-to-kids-with-adhd-endeavorrx-by-akili-interactive-labs/

Screenshot of EndeavorRx

In a landmark decision, FDA greenlights a video game for kids with ADHD (STAT):

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday for the first time gave a green light to a game-based therapeutic: a video game meant to be prescribed to kids with ADHD.

The game, known as EndeavorRx and developed by Boston-based Akili Interactive Labs, can now be marketed as a way to improve attention function in kids with ADHD as measured by computerized testing. Physicians can prescribe it …

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2020/06/18/fda-clears-first-videogame-to-be-prescribed-to-kids-with-adhd-endeavorrx-by-akili-interactive-labs/

Screenshot of EndeavorRx

In a landmark decision, FDA greenlights a video game for kids with ADHD (STAT):

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday for the first time gave a green light to a game-based therapeutic: a video game meant to be prescribed to kids with ADHD.

The game, known as EndeavorRx and developed by Boston-based Akili Interactive Labs, can now be marketed as a way to improve attention function in kids with ADHD as measured by computerized testing. Physicians can prescribe it …

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