Integration of Mindfulness and Acupuncture After Spine Surgery: Protocol for a Randomized Acceptability and Feasibility Trial

Trevor A Lentz   ^{1, 2, 3} , PT, PhD, MPH ;   Laura S Porter   ⁴ , PhD ;   Lewis McGarvey   ¹ , BA ;   Cassandra Rhodes   ¹ , MS, LAT, ATC ;   Brett Rocos   ¹ , MD ;   Tina Gremore   ⁴ , PhD ;   Emily K Reinke   ¹ , PhD ;   Stephanie A Eucker   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Cynthia L Green   ^{2, 6} , PhD ;   Emily Poehlein   ⁶ , MB ;   Austin Dixon   ⁷ , DACM ;   Michelle Mill   ⁸ , LAc, BSN ;   Suzanne Finley   ¹ , EMT-P ;   Christine M Goertz   ^{1, 2, 3} , DC, PhD

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States

² Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States

³ Robert J. Margolis Institute for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States

⁴ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, United States

⁵ Department of Emergency Medicine, Duke University, Durham, United States

⁶ Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States

⁷ Practice Space, Durham, NC, United States

⁸ Blue Sky Acupuncture, Chapel Hill, NC, United States