Hinton 2011.
Methods | Randomised controlled trial | |
Participants | 24 Latino women with treatment‐resistant PTSD | |
Interventions | 14 weekly sessions of TFCBT (n = 12) vs applied muscle relaxation (n = 12) | |
Outcomes | PTSD checklist, nervios scale, emotion regulation scale, SCL anxiety scale | |
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 | Comment: There were no drop‐outs. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Comment: All specified outcomes were reported. |
Other bias | High risk | Small sample size. Participants continued medication and supportive therapy. Details were not reported. |
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 | Self‐report questionnaires were used, but not clear how they were administered |