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. 2012 Nov 14;2012(11):CD007407. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007407.pub3

Ehrenborg 2010.

Methods RCT; 2 arms; assessed at post‐treatment and 6‐month follow‐up
Participants End of treatment: n = 62
Start of treatment: n = 65
Sex: 33 F, 29 M
Age: mean = 39.4 (SD 11.1)
Mean years of pain = 2.1 (SD 2.5)
Source = outpatient rehabilitation unit
Diagnosis = pain (neck and shoulder) after whiplash injury
Interventions CBT rehabilitation plus EMG biofeedback versus CBT rehabilitation
Outcomes Primary pain outcome: no data
Primary disability outcome: Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
Primary mood outcome: none
Catastrophising outcome: none
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
Multi‐dimensional Pain Inventory (Swedish)
Notes CBT versus active, post‐treatment and follow‐up: analyses 1.2 and 2.2
2011 search
Yates quality scale: total quality = 21/35, design quality = 17/26, treatment quality = 4/9
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk “Randomization was performed by casting a die after the participant’s acceptance: odd numbers for  treatment group ....”
Allocation concealment (selection bias) High risk Not reported
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Attrition fully reported
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Fully reported
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Therapists conducted assessments: statement that study not blinded