Preliminary Feasibility of a Novel Mind-Body Program to Prevent Persistent Concussion Symptoms Among Young Adults With Anxiety: Nonrandomized Open Pilot Study

Molly Elizabeth Becker   ¹ , MS ;   Nadine Stratton Levey   ² , BA ;   Gloria Y Yeh   ^{3, 4} , PhD ;   Joseph Giacino   ^{5, 6} , PhD ;   Grant Iverson   ^{7, 8, 9} , PhD ;   Noah Silverberg   ^{10, 11} , PhD ;   Robert A Parker   ^{3, 12} , SCD ;   Ellen McKinnon   ¹³ , NP ;   Caitlin Siravo   ¹³ , NP ;   Priyanca Shah   ⁵ , DO, MBA ;   Ana-Maria Vranceanu   ² , PhD ;   Jonathan Greenberg   ² , PhD

¹ Psychology Department, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, United States

² Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

³ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States

⁴ Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States

⁵ Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Charleston, MA, United States

⁶ Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

⁷ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Spaulding Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States

⁸ Mass General Hospital for Children Sports Concussion Program, Boston, MA, United States

⁹ Home Base, A Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program, Charlestown, MA, United States

¹⁰ Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

¹¹ Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada

¹² Biostatistics Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

¹³ Dr Robert C Cantu Concussion Center, Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA, United States