21 CFR §882.5705
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- (a)Identification. A digital therapy device to reduce sleep disturbance for psychiatric conditions is a prescription device that is intended to provide stimulation using a general purpose computing platform to reduce sleep disturbance in patients who experience this symptom due to psychiatric conditions such as nightmare disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder.
- (b)Classification. Class II (special controls). The special controls for this device are:
- (1)Clinical performance testing under the labeled conditions for use must evaluate the following:
- (i)The ability of the device to provide therapy for patients with sleep disturbance due to psychiatric conditions, using a validated measure;
- (ii)Worsening of any condition-specific symptoms using a validated measure for assessment of the particular condition; and
- (iii)Increase in symptoms of disturbed sleep or sleepiness using a validated measure.
- (2)Software must clearly describe all features and functions of the software implementing the digital therapy. Software verification, validation, and hazard analysis must also be provided.
- (3)The labeling must include the following:
- (i)Patient and physician labeling must include instructions for use, including images that demonstrate how to interact with the device;
- (ii)Patient and physician labeling must list the minimum operating system and general purpose computing requirements that support the software of the device;
- (iii)Patient and physician labeling must include a warning that the digital therapy device is not intended for use as a stand-alone therapeutic device;
- (iv)Patient and physician labeling must include a warning that the digital therapy device does not represent a substitution for the patient's medication; and
- (v)Physician labeling must include a summary of the clinical performance testing conducted with the device.
- (1)Clinical performance testing under the labeled conditions for use must evaluate the following: