| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Allen 1996 | Treatment not prevention study as patients had not suffered from a recent injury |
| Andersson 2005 | Not RCT (randomisation of 2 hospitals) |
| Bisson 2004 | Treatment of PTSD |
| Bordow 1979 | Not RCT (sequential allocation to groups). Same study as Porritt 1979. |
| Bryant 1998 | Treatment of acute stress disorder |
| Bugg (in press) | Patients only selected for trial if suffering from acute stress disorder |
| Castillo 2002 | Only around 20% of the patients have suffered an injury (patients in intensive care) |
| Christakou 2007 | Treatment of ankle sprain, not prevention of disability arising from injury |
| Corey 1996 | Complex intervention including physiotherapy, work conditioning and counselling. Unable to disaggregate effects of psychosocial component. Update of Mitchell 1994. |
| Craig 1998 | Not RCT |
| Cramer 2007 | Not RCT |
| Cupal 2001 | Treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injuries |
| Drechsel‐Schlund 2003 | Patients only included in trial if at high risk of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) |
| Dunn 2003 | Not RCT |
| Dunn 2004 | Outcome is behaviour change (use of seat belts) rather than disability |
| Ehlers 2003 | Treatment of PTSD |
| Evans 1998 | Treatment rather than prevention of disability and cannot disaggregate those who suffered a traumatic injury from participants with other disabling conditions |
| Evans 2001 | Update of Evans 1998 trial. Treatment rather than prevention of disability and cannot disaggregate those who suffered a traumatic injury from participants with other disabling conditions. |
| Fauerbach 2002 | Outcome is not disability but reduction in pain during dressing change for a burns wound |
| Fecteau 1999 | Treatment of PTSD following a motor vehicle accident |
| Foa 1995 | Not RCT |
| Fronek 2005 | Participants have not suffered a traumatic physical injury (staff training intervention) |
| Girolami 2005 | Not RCT |
| Hagglund 2007 | Outcome is not disability but rate of re‐injury |
| Hagsten 2006 | Intervention is physiotherapy, not psychosocial |
| Hazard 2000 | Participants have not suffered a traumatic physical injury |
| Jensen 2001 | Patients have not suffered a recent injury and the intervention is complex and the psychosocial component cannot be disaggregated. |
| Kennedy 2003 | Not RCT (control group data taken from an existing database) |
| King 1999 | Not RCT (matched controls) |
| Kwon 2006 | Not RCT (controls and intervention group matched) |
| Latimer 2006 | Patients have not suffered a recent injury |
| Lindstrom 1992 | The intervention is complex and the psychosocial component cannot be disaggregated |
| McFarlane 2006 | Outcome is not disability but prevention of domestic violence |
| Melnyk 2004 | Unable to disaggregate those who suffered a traumatic injury from participants with other disabling conditions. |
| Menzel 2006 | Participants have not suffered a traumatic physical injury |
| Miller 1975 | Not RCT (patient choice as to which group they were assigned) |
| Mitchell 1994 | Complex intervention including physiotherapy, work conditioning and counselling. Unable to disaggregate effects of psychosocial component. First report of Corey 1996 study. |
| Moore 1983 | Treatment of burn wounds rather than prevention of disability |
| Norman 2004 | Patients have not suffered a recent injury (chronic pelvic pain) |
| Oliveira 2006 | Not RCT (alternate allocation) |
| Ottosson 2007 | The intervention is complex and the psychosocial component cannot be disaggregated |
| Pain 2007 | The intervention is complex and the psychosocial component cannot be disaggregated |
| Phillips 2001 | The intervention is complex and the psychosocial component cannot be disaggregated |
| Porritt 1979 | Not RCT (sequential allocation). Same study as Bordow 1979 |
| Ross 1996 | Not RCT (alternate allocation) |
| Rotem‐Lehrer 2007 | Treatment of ankle sprain rather than prevention of disability |
| Rottkamp 1976 | Intervention is physiotherapy rather than psychosocial |
| Rowland 2006 | The intervention is complex and the psychosocial component cannot be disaggregated |
| Scholes 2007 | Treatment rather than prevention as patients screened for acute stress disorder |
| Scholten‐Peeters 2006 | Treatment for the symptoms of whiplash |
| Sirles 1991 | Participants have not suffered a traumatic physical injury |
| Smith 1984 | Outcome is not disability but prevention of child abuse |
| Soderstrom 2007 | Outcome is not disability but prevention of at‐risk drinking |
| Söderlund 2007 | Treatment for the symptoms of whiplash |
| Ventegodt 2004 | The intervention is complex and the psychosocial component cannot be disaggregated |
| Vick 2001 | Not RCT |
| Vick 2004 | Not RCT |
| Wagner 2007 | Treatment for PTSD and depression |
| Wise 2002 | The intervention is complex and the psychosocial component cannot be disaggregated. |
| Yates 2000 | Not RCT |
| Zatzick 2004 | Treatment of PTSD |
| Zemper 2003 | The intervention is complex and the psychosocial component cannot be disaggregated. Not all patients suffered a recent physical injury. |
PTSD = post‐traumatic stress disorder RCT = randomised controlled trial