| Methods |
Randomised controlled trial |
| Participants |
20 female sexual aggression survivors in Spain |
| Interventions |
6 weekly sessions of graded self exposure (n = 10) vs relaxation therapy (n = 10) |
| Outcomes |
Global PTSD scale, STAI, BDI |
| Notes |
Treatment delivered by an experienced clinical psychologist. Treatment adherence was not measured. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Comment: The method of sequence generation was not reported. |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Comment: There is no mention of any measures taken to conceal allocation. |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes |
Low risk |
Comment: No drop‐outs. |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
Comment: All specified outcomes were reported. |
| Other bias |
High risk |
Comment: Small sample size. Treatment adherence was not measured. |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes |
High risk |
Comment: Participants were aware of their allocation. |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
Comment: It is unclear whether assessors were blinded. |
