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. 2016 Aug 9;2016(8):CD003380. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003380.pub4

Woods 2011.

Methods Design: RCT
Conducted by the team who developed the intervention: no. However, the team were involved in adapting the intervention for this setting.
Participants Description: targeted
Cut‐point for inclusion for indicated studies: CDI ≥ 63.0
What risk was basis of inclusion for selected studies: N/A
Diagnostic interview to exclude those with current or previous depression: not undertaken
Baseline severity of depression: CDI: 24.5 (moderate)
Mean age: 14.0
Age range: not specified
Percentage male: not specified
Setting: school
State what psychiatric diagnoses were excluded: exclusion criteria not specified
Suicide risk excluded: exclusion criteria not specified
Parents with history of schizophrenia/bipolar disorder excluded: exclusion criteria not specified
Country: New Zealand
Interventions Broad category: CBT (for further information on intervention components, see Table 3)
Manualised: yes
Online: no
Name of programme: ACE‐Kiwi
Number of sessions: 8 sessions
Length of sessions: 90 minutes
Intensity (total number of hours): 12 hours
Duration of treatment period: 8 weeks
Group size: 8 to 12
Delivered by: mental health experts
Fidelity: unclear if assessed
Type of comparison: TAU comprising ongoing counselling with the school counsellor and/or referral to mental health services as required
Outcomes Diagnosis: N/A
Name of self‐report depression measure: CDI
Name of clinical report depression measure: N/A
Name of anxiety measure: N/A
Name of general functioning measure: N/A
Assessment points: post‐intervention, 2 months (short‐term), 12 months (medium‐term)
Notes Author contacted for methodological detail: yes (provided)
Author contacted for treatment manual: yes (provided)
Author contacted for outcome data: yes (provided)
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk "...computer‐generated random assignment..." (p.43)
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No information specified
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 Subjects High risk The nature of the trial suggests it is unlikely participants could have been blind to the fact they were allocated to treatment as usual. However, without access to the participant information sheets and PLS, level of blinding cannot be ascertained.
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 Assessors Unclear risk Outcomes self‐reported. Assessor blinding therefore not applicable.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Proportion of participants with incomplete post‐intervention self‐reported depression scores: 57.0%
Means and SDs used in meta‐analysis based on what data: observed cases
Intention‐to‐treat analyses: not undertaken
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Protocol not available
Other bias Unclear risk Trial not conducted by those who developed the intervention. However, intervention was adapted by the author for this setting.
Implementation integrity Unclear risk Implementation integrity assessed: unclear if assessed
Implementation integrity adequate: N/A
Implementation integrity reported: N/A