| Methods |
Randomised controlled trial |
| Participants |
96 female sexual assault victims (69 sexual assault) in the USA |
| Interventions |
9 sessions (2 x 2 hours, 7 x 1½ hours) prolonged exposure (n = 25) vs stress inoculation training (n = 26) vs combination PE‐SIT (n = 30) vs waiting list (n = 15) (all interventions included in meta‐analyses). |
| Outcomes |
PSS‐I, BDI, STAI |
| Notes |
Experienced therapists delivered therapy and treatment adherence was assessed. |
| 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: ITT analyses performed. 17 participants dropped out of treatment (2 from prolonged exposure, 7 from SIT and 8 from PE‐SIT). |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
Comment: All specified outcomes were reported. |
| Other bias |
High risk |
Comment: There were no other obvious sources of bias. |
| 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 |
Low risk |
Quote: "Independent evaluators... were unaware of treatment assignment". |
