Table G-7Characteristics of studies that evaluated efficacy or comparative effectiveness of interventions by patient characteristics or type of trauma 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
Butollo et al., 2015204G1: DET (74)
G2: CPT (74) (only 67 analyzed)
24 sessions
(6 months)
Type I Trauma
Mixed Subgroup analysis: age in years at median split
IES-R
66 to 67
3666

NR
Dorrepaal et al., 2012207CBT-M (“Stabilizing group treatment”) (38)
Usual care (33)
20 weeks
(none)
Complex PTSD and severe comorbidity
Subgroup analysis: dissociation and PTSD
DTS
80 to 90
39NR

NR

CPT = cognitive processing therapy; CBT-M = cognitive behavioral therapy – mixed; DET =dialogical exposure therapy; DTS =Davidson Trauma Scale; IES-R = Impact of Event Scale - Revised; N =number; NR = not reported; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; y = year

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

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