| Methods |
Randomised controlled trial |
| Participants |
40 treatment‐resistant Cambodian refugees with comorbid panic attacks (24 women, 16 men) |
| Interventions |
12 weekly sessions of CBT (n = 10) vs delayed treatment (n = 10) |
| Outcomes |
CAPS, ASI, N‐PASS, O‐PASS, N‐FSS, O‐FSS, SCL |
| Notes |
Experienced therapists delivered therapy. It is unclear whether or not 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 |
Quote: "All randomised patients completed the study, and there were no missing data." |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
Comment: All specified outcomes were reported. |
| Other bias |
Low 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: "Blind to treatment condition, all assessments were made by a Cambodian bicultural worker (D.C., V.P.) with over 2 years of mental health experience." |
