| Methods |
Randomised controlled trial |
| Participants |
125 female survivors of assault in Hawaii |
| Interventions |
8 ‐ 11 bi‐weekly 90‐minute sessions of cognitive trauma therapy (n = 63) vs waitlist (n = 62) |
| Outcomes |
CAPS, BDI |
| Notes |
Experienced therapists delivered therapy and 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: ITT analyses. Data were only available for 84 participants posttreatment. 22 dropped out of waitlist and 18 from TFCBT. |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
Comment: All specified outcomes were reported. |
| Other bias |
High risk |
Comment: The issue of researcher allegiance cannot be ruled out. |
| 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 |
Comment: Assessors were blinded |
