Table G-6Characteristics of other psychological intervention trials omitted from main analyses because of high risk of bias

TrialArm (N)Treatment
Duration (Followup Post Treatment)
Population Trauma TypeBaseline PTSD SeverityMean
Age (Y)
% Female
% Nonwhite
Bichescu et al., 2007202NET (9)
PED (9)
10 weeks—
5 NET sessions, 1 PED session
(6 months)
Male and female
Political detainees
CIDI - PTSD
11.4 to 11.9
696

NR
Brom et al.,1989203TD (31)
Hypno (29)
PDT (29)
Waitlist (23)
~4 months (given only as mean number of sessions)
(3 months)
Male and female
Mixed
NR4279

NR
Hensel-Dittman et al., 2011216NET (15)
SIT (13)
4 weeks
(6 and 12 months)
Male and female
Experienced organized violence
85.2 to 96.5NRNR

NR
Jiang et al., 2014220IPT plus TAU (27)
TAU (22)
12 weeks (none),
57% had clinical PTSD
Earth quake survivors w/MDD39.41 to 45.053071
100
Krupnick et al., 2008226IPT (32)
Waitlist (16)
16 weeks
(4 months)
Female
Mixed
62.6 to 65.232100

94
Niles et al., 2012236MBSR (17)
Psychoeducation (16)
8 weeks
(6 weeks)
Combat-related61 to 72520

24
Noohi et al., 2017237Neuro-feedback (15)
Control (15)
25 sessions (45 days after treatment)Males
War related
IES-R
47.20 to 51.07
30 to 500
NR
Polak et al., 2015247TF-CBT plus breathing biofeedback (4)
TF-CBT (4)
5 to 18 sessions
(none)
Chronic PTSD
Mixed
IES-R
41.5 to 45
4575

NR
Stenmark et al., 2013252NET (51)
Usual care (30)
10 sessions
(1 and 6 months)
Refugees and asylum seekers from other countries living in Norway843530

100
Wagner et al., 2007257BA (4)
Usual care (4)
4 to 6 sessions
(none)
Male and female
Recently Injured
PCL
54.2 to 55.5
3438

50
Wahbeh et al., 2016258SB+biofeedback (25)
Sitting quietly (25)
6 weeks
(1 month)
War veterans
Mixed
PCL
54 to 55
536

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BA = behavioral activation; CIDI = Composite International Diagnostic Interview – PTSD section; hypno = hypnotherapy; IPT = interpersonal therapy; MBSR = mindfulness-based stress reduction; N = numbers; NET = narrative exposure therapy; NR = not reported; PCL = PTSD Checklist; PDT = psychodynamic therapy; PED = psychoeducation; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; SB = slow breathing; SIT = stress inoculation training; TD = trauma desensitization; TF-CBT = trauma-focused CBT; y = year.

From: Appendix G, Documentation of Trials Rated High Risk of Bias

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