New Game-Based ADHD DTx Programme Launched in Singapore

Singaporean tech startup Neeuro and the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) have launched their home-based attention training programme called Cogo. 

The digital therapeutic programme seeks to solve inattentiveness in children aged 6-12 years through a 24-session guided game that is paired with the SenzeBand 2 EEG headband by Neeuro. It was developed based on Neeuro's Brain-Computer Interface technology.

Each year, the IMH sees about 800 Singaporean children and adolescents with ADHD, a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects up to 7% of children globally. 

Current ADHD management includes medication and behavioural interventions. A BCI programme is now also being offered at the institute as an additional home-based treatment option to address limitations in mainstay treatment. 

According to a press release, the aim of the mobile game is to move a character through a maze, where the characters can only be controlled by brainwaves. Its paired headband has seven EEG sensors with four individual data channels to track users' brainwaves. These are then transmitted in real-time via Bluetooth and are captured and interpreted by AI algorithms, whose reading is later used to drive challenges within the game.

This non-invasive intervention programme had been tested in a large-scale randomised clinical trial backed by the National Medical Research Council. Following the release of its findings in 2019, a pilot run of the programme was launched for 20 children aged 6-12 years who were being treated for ADHD at IMH.

Neeuro said that based on the clinical findings, the optimal and recommended session is two to three times a week for 30 minutes per session, and over the course of two to three months for a total of 24 sessions to get the best results.

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