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. 2013 Dec 13;2013(12):CD003388. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003388.pub4

Kubany 2003.

Methods Randomised controlled trial
Participants 37 female survivors of assault in Hawaii
Interventions 8 ‐ 11 bi‐weekly 90‐minute sessions of cognitive trauma therapy (n = 19) vs waitlist with delayed treatment (n = 18)
Outcomes CAPS, BDI
Notes Lead author was therapist for all participants. It is unclear whether treatment adherence was addressed
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Quote: "After these assessments, the women were randomly assigned to either an Immediate or a Delayed CTT‐BW condition."
Comment: The method of random 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. 1 participant dropped out from the treatment group and 4 from the waitlist.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk  Comment: All specified outcomes were reported.
Other bias High risk Comment: The issue of researcher allegiance cannot be ruled out. Lead author originated CTT‐BW and conducted all therapy.
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: "The assessors were blind to participants’ condition assignments."