Lee 2002.
Methods | Randomised controlled trial | |
Participants | 24 DSM‐IV PTSD sufferers. Various traumas (11 women, 13 men) in Australia. | |
Interventions | 7 weekly 90‐minute sessions of stress inoculation training with prolonged exposure (n = 12) vs EMDR (n = 12) | |
Outcomes | SI‐PTSD, IES, 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 | Quote: "There was random assignment to all conditions and multiple therapists were used to deliver each of the treatments." 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 | Quote: "treatment non‐completers were included in the analysis". Comment: 3 participants dropped out from treatment, 1 from EMDR and one from stress management. It is unclear what group the third drop‐out was in. Reasons for drop‐out were not fully reported. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Comment: All specified outcomes were reported. |
Other bias | High risk | Comment: Small sample size. |
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: "assessments by a blind independent observer". |