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

Van Koulil 2010.

Methods RCT; 2 arms; CBT: WLC; post‐treatment: 6‐month follow‐up
Participants End of treatment: n = 152
Start of treatment: n = 158
Sex: 148 F, 10 M
Mean age: 40.8 (SD 10.5)
Mean years of pain: not given (< 5 years since diagnosis)
Source = rheumatology clinics
Diagnosis = fibromyalgia
Interventions Tailored CBT with exercise training; waiting list control
Outcomes Primary pain outcome: Pain IRGL
Primary disability outcome: Mobility IRGL
Primary mood outcome: Negative mood IRGL
Catastrophising outcome: none
Pain: 6 items of IRGL
Disability: 7 mobility items of IRGL (reversed)
Impact: Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
Negative mood: 6 items of IRGL
Anxiety: 10 items of IRGL
Notes CBT versus WLC: analyses 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
2011 update search
Yates quality scale: total quality 24/35, design quality 15/26, treatment quality 9/9
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) High risk “randomized in clusters”
Allocation concealment (selection bias) High risk Not reported
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Attrition reported; 2 differences between dropouts and completers
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Fully reported
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Not reported