Stinson 2010.
| Methods | RCT. 2 arms. Assessed at pretreatment and post‐treatment | |
| Participants | End of treatment: N = 39 Start of treatment: N = 46 Sex: 31 F, 15 M Mean age: 14.6 (SD 1.5) Source: 4 paediatric tertiary care centres Diagnosis: juvenile idiopathic arthritis Mean years of pain: 6.4 (SD 4.6) | |
| Interventions | "Internet treatment" "Attentional control group" | |
| Outcomes |
Primary pain outcome: Recall Pain Inventory
Primary disability outcome: Juvenile Arthritis Quality of Life Questionnaire Primary depression outcome: none Primary anxiety outcome: Perceived Severity of Stress Questionnaire Primary satisfaction outcome: none Measures reported: Recall Pain Inventory Juvenile Arthritis Quality of Life Questionnaire Perceived Severity of Stress Questionnaire Medical Issues, Exercise, Pain and Social Support Questionnaire Children's Arthritis Self‐Efficacy scale JIA‐specific Child Adherence Report Questionnaire Parent Adherence Report Questionnaire |
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| Notes |
Funding source: The Canadian Arthritis Network and The Arthritis Society Declarations of interest: Drs. Feldman and McGrath (co‐authors) hold Canada Research Chairs |
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| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | "A fixed allocation randomisation scheme was used. Specifically, blocked randomisation was employed. An online random number generator was used to produce the blocked randomisation. Group assignments were identified by ID number in sealed envelopes during the recruitment period." Comment: probably done |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | "A fixed allocation randomisation scheme was used. Specifically, blocked randomisation was employed. An online random number generator was used to produce the blocked randomisation. Group assignments were identified by ID number in sealed envelopes during the recruitment period." Comment: probably done |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No description found in text Comment: probably not done |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Measures completed at home and submitted online |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Attrition completely reported; significant differences between completers and non‐completers were not reported |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Data were fully reported |