Dallocchio 2016.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods |
Study design: randomised controlled trial Study grouping: parallel group Adequate power (evidence of power calculation): none mentioned Allocation concealment method: none mentioned Blinding of outcome assessors: a single rater blinded to the aims of the study and the time evaluation (PMDRS) Check of blinding: none Duration of study: no information Randomisation method: block randomisation (size = 4 with balance combinations) |
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Participants |
Baseline characteristics Intervention
Control
Overall
Inclusion criteria: people with functional movement disorder (conversion disorder, in accordance to DSM‐IV) Exclusion criteria: none mentioned Pretreatment: not assessed. No statistically significant differences apparent at baseline between groups. |
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Interventions |
Intervention characteristics Intervention
Control
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Outcomes |
Overall physical impact (PMDRS total score) (SD)
Mental state – anxiety (BAI)
Mental state – depression (HDSR)
Dropout
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Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Block procedure (block size = 4 with balanced combinations). |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No information provided. |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Mentioned as single‐blind, but only the rater was blinded. |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | A single rater blinded to the aims of the study and time valuation completed the PMDRS in a randomised order. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Dropouts were accounted for. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No protocol available. |
Other bias | Low risk | No apparent sources of bias. |