Comparative efficacy of neurofeedback and traditional mindfulness meditation on undergraduates' stress and mindfulness: A randomized controlled trial.
Journal of American college health : J of ACH May 7, 2026 Shiva Jahani, Steve Haberlin, William Carter et al.
An 8-week randomized controlled trial compared neurofeedback-assisted meditation with traditional guided meditation and a passive control group among 137 undergraduates. At a single post-intervention assessment, no statistically significant differences emerged between the three groups on mindfulness or perceived stress scores. The findings suggest that neither active intervention produced meaningful group differences, and consumer-grade neurofeedback offered no measurable advantage over traditional guided meditation, despite high acceptability among participants who used it.