Comparing focused attention meditation to meditation with mobile neurofeedback for persistent symptoms after mild-moderate traumatic brain injury: a pilot study
Brain Injury August 12, 2020 Ginger Polich, S. Gray, D. Tran et al.
A pilot randomized clinical trial compared mobile neurofeedback (mNF) meditation with traditional focused attention (FA) meditation for managing chronic symptoms after mild-moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants practiced either FA (n = 10) or mNF (n = 10) meditation 12 minutes daily for 6 weeks. No significant between-group differences were found on the primary outcome (Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory) or secondary measures. In an exploratory analysis combining both groups, meditation was associated with significant improvements on symptom, anxiety, and depression scales. The authors conclude that meditating with neurofeedback does not appear to provide an advantage over meditating on one's own for chronic post-TBI symptoms.