The Effectiveness of Brief Meditation Assisted with Cardiac Biofeedback on Interoceptive Accuracy, Sensibility and Awareness: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback July 11, 2025 Konrad Rudnicki, Luna Schepers, Koen Rummens et al. 1 citation
A two-week randomized controlled trial with 105 novice meditators compared cardiac biofeedback-assisted meditation, app-based meditation, and a non-meditating control group. Interoceptive awareness increased in all three groups from pre- to post-test, while interoceptive sensibility showed no change. Interoceptive accuracy improved only in the two meditation conditions, and only among participants who reported a positive user experience with their meditation devices. The findings suggest that brief meditation sessions can enhance interoceptive accuracy, but the benefit depends on the user's subjective experience with the technology.