Figure 1.

SIGN 50 checklist for RCT Study Design.

Note: Adapted from Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). A Guideline Developer’s Handbook. Edinburgh: SIGN; 2001. (SIGN publication no. 50). [cited 24 June 2014]. Available from URL: http://www.sign.ac.uk.¹⁹ Adapted from Crawford C, Wallerstedt DB, Khorsan R, Clausen SS, Jonas WB, Walter JA. A systematic review of biopsychosocial training programs for the self-management of emotional stress: potential applications for the military. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;747694. Epub 2013 Sep 23.⁷²

Abbreviations: RCT, randomized controlled trial; SIGN, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network.