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Table 2 Risk of bias of RCTs examining psychosocial treatments of nightmares

From: Psychosocial treatments for nightmares in adults and children: a systematic review

Author (year)

Random Sequence Generation

Allocation Concealment

Blinding (Outcome assessment)

Incomplete outcome data

Selective reporting

Belleville et al [34]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Casement et al [35]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Cook et al [36]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Davis et al [37]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Davis & Wright [38]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Forbes et al [39]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Germain et al [40]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Gieselmann et al [41]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Gray et al [42]

Low

Low

Unclear

Unclear

Low

Gutner et al [43]

Low

Unclear

Low

Unclear

Low

Harb et al [44]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Holzinger et al [45]

Low

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Low

Krakow et al [33]

Low

Unclear

Low

High

Low

Krakow et al [46]

Low

Unclear

Low

High

Low

Kunze et al [47]

Low

Unclear

Low

High

Low

Lancee et al [48]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Lancee et al [49]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Lancee et al [50]

Low

Unclear

Low

High

Low

Lancee et al [51]

Low

Unclear

High

Low

Low

Larsen et al [52]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Margolies et al [53]

Low

Unclear

Low

High

Low

Pruiksma et al [54]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Pruiksma et al [55]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Rhudy et al [56]

Low

Unclear

Unclear

Low

Low

Sheaves et al [57]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Spoormaker & van den Bout [58]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

St-Onge et al [32]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Swanson et al [59]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Talbot et al [60]

Low

Unclear

Low

Unclear

Low

Taylor et al [61]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Thünker & Pietrowsky [62]

Low

Unclear

Unclear

Low

Low

Ulmer et al [63]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Van Schagen et al [64, 65]

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Walters et al [66]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Woodward et al [67]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

  1. Low Low risk of bias, high High risk of bias, unclear Unclear risk of bias (not reported or under reported)