Table 4.
Outcome of RCT index group in comparison to the other study groups
| Type of comparator group | No. of comparator groups | Study Sample | Superior/ equivalence – non-superior (n) | Characteristic of intervention with superior/ equivalence outcome (n) | Characteristic of intervention with non-superior outcome (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA as standalone intervention (n = 3) | |||||
| Waitlist/ no treatment/ attention control | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clinical monitoring | 1 | 118 | 1–0 | Indicated (1); Treatment (0) | Indicated (NA); Treatment (NA) |
| Individual (1); Group (1) | Individual (NA); Group (NA) | ||||
| Duration: 35 days | Duration: NA | ||||
| Active treatment | 3 | 530 | 0–3 | Indicated (NA); Treatment (NA) | Indicated (0); Treatment (3) |
| Individual (NA); Group (NA) | Individual (3); Group (0) | ||||
| Parent involved (3) | |||||
| Duration: NA | Duration: 84–140 days | ||||
| Any comparator | 4 | 648 | 1-3 | Indicated (1); Treatment (0) | Indicated (0); Treatment (3) |
| Individual (1); Group (1) | Individual (2); Group (0) | ||||
| Parent involved (3) | |||||
| Duration: 35 days | Duration: 84–140 days | ||||
| BA in multicomponent intervention (n = 22) | |||||
| No treatment/ clinical monitoring | – | – | – | – | – |
| Waitlist | 9 | 897 | 9-0 | Indicated (7); Treatment (2) | Indicated (NA); Treatment (NA) |
| Individual (1); Group (8) | Individual (NA); Group (NA) | ||||
| Parent involved (2); Digital (1) | Duration: NA | ||||
| Median Duration = 49 days (Range: 28–84) | |||||
| Attention control* | 8 | 1205 | 4-4 | Indicated (1); Treatment (3) | Indicated (0); Treatment (4) |
| Individual (3); Group (1) | Individual (4); Group (0) | ||||
| Digital (3) | Digital (3) | ||||
| Median Duration = 56 days (Range: 28–70) | Median Duration = 56 days (Range: 28–84) | ||||
| Active treatment* | 18 | 1346 | 8-10 | Indicated (5); Treatment (3) | Indicated (3); Treatment (7) |
| Individual (3); Group (6) | Individual (5); Group (5) | ||||
| Parent involved (2) | Parent involved (1) | ||||
| Median Duration = 56 days (Range: 28–112) | Median Duration = 49 days (Range: 28–84) | ||||
| Any comparator | 35 | 2501 | 21–14 | Indicated (13); Treatment (8) | Indicated (3); Treatment (11) |
| Individual (7); Group (15) | Individual (9); Group (5) | ||||
| Parent involved (4); Digital (4) | Parent involved (1); Digital (3) | ||||
| Median Duration = 49 days (Range: 28–84) | Median Duration = 56 days (Range: 28–84) | ||||
* For one trial, the intervention duration data was not available and another one explicitly stated that sessions were intentionally varied and, therefore, these two trials were not included in the calculation of median duration
NA Not applicable