What is Arcade Therapeutics?
Arcade Therapeutics leverages breakthrough neuroscientific research to create accessible mobile games designed as digital therapeutics for mental health treatment. The company focuses on developing prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) that use neurocognitive training techniques to address conditions such as social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and depression. Their flagship product, StarStarter Rx (ABM-01), is a mobile game that rewards players for shifting attention from negative to positive stimuli, with clinical trials demonstrating robust reductions in anxiety.
With over a decade of NIH-backed clinical research, Arcade Therapeutics aims to transform mental healthcare by lowering barriers to treatment through engaging, game-based interventions. The company is working towards FDA approval for its products, which could enable doctors to prescribe these digital tools as part of treatment plans. Their pipeline includes multiple therapeutic candidates targeting various mental health indications, supported by research collaborations and funding from organizations like the National Institute of Mental Health.
Features
- Prescription Digital Therapeutics: Mobile games designed as FDA-submitted treatments for mental health conditions
- Neurocognitive Training: Uses attention bias modification techniques to shift focus from negative to positive stimuli
- Clinical Validation: Backed by NIH-funded research showing significant reductions in anxiety symptoms
- Accessible Treatment: Casual mobile games that lower barriers to mental healthcare access
- Science-First Approach: Over a decade of neuroscientific research informing therapeutic game development
Use Cases
- Treatment for social anxiety disorder through prescribed mobile gaming
- Management of generalized anxiety disorder symptoms using digital therapeutics
- Support for depression treatment with neurocognitive training games
- Mental health intervention for healthcare providers to prescribe to patients
- Accessible anxiety reduction tool for individuals seeking alternative treatments
