| Methods |
Randomised controlled trial |
| Participants |
21 female sexual assault victims with DSM‐IIIR PTSD in the USA |
| Interventions |
3 weekly 90‐minute sessions of EMDR (n = 11) vs wait list control (n = 9) (1 dropped out immediately after assessment). |
| Outcomes |
PSS, IES, BDI, STAI |
| 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 |
High risk |
Comment: 3 participants dropped out: 1 immediately after assessment, and 1 from each of the groups. ITT analyses were not performed. |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
Comment: All specified outcomes were reported. |
| Other bias |
Unclear 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: "independent assessor kept blind to the treatment condition". |
