| Methods |
Randomised controlled trial |
| Participants |
29 male Vietnam War veterans with PTSD in the USA |
| Interventions |
3 sessions of EMDR (n = 15) usually within 10 days vs usual care (n = 14) |
| Outcomes |
SI‐PTSD |
| 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 |
High risk |
Comment: Only the data of completers are included in the analysis. Reasons for drop‐outs were not fully reported. 2 participants dropped out from each group. |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
Comment: All specified outcomes were reported. |
| Other bias |
High risk |
Comment: Small sample size. Baseline characteristic are poorly reported. Unclear whether treatment adherence was 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 outcome assessors were blinded. |
