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. 2013 Jun 19;2013(6):CD004534. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004534.pub3

Foubert 1997.

Methods Cluster‐RCT. The methods state that fraternity classes were "assigned" to experimental or control conditions but does not state whether this assignment was random. However, 2 subsequent studies carried out by the same author testing the same intervention in different settings (Foubert 1998 and Foubert 2000) use random allocation, we have presumed this study to be a cluster‐RCT
Participants 114 fraternity members (male only; mean age 18.8 years (intervention group), 18.7 years (control group) at a university, USA
Interventions Intervention: rape prevention peer education programme including lecture and video. Delivered by 4 male peer educators who followed a prepared script. The intervention was delivered as a single 1‐hour session. 76 students
Control: no intervention. 38 students
Outcomes Belief in rape myths as measured by the Rape Myth Acceptance Scale
Follow‐up 2 months post‐test
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Not stated
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not stated
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Attrition: intervention group 41% (31/76); control group 16% (6/38). Much higher rate of attrition in intervention arm than in control arm. Reasons for attrition not provided. High risk of attrition bias
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All outcomes reported fully (number of participants, means and SDs provided)
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Blinding not possible. Personnel delivering the intervention were trained and asked to follow script but no mention of objective ascertainment of adherence to study protocol, creating high risk of performance bias
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not stated