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." |