Test-retest reliability of measurements of abdominal and multifidus muscles using ultrasound imaging in adults aged 50–79 years

Cuellar, WA; Blizzard, Leigh; Callisaya, Michele L.; Hides, Julie; Jones, Graeme; Ding, Changhai; Winzenberg, Tania

doi:10.1016/j.msksp.2016.11.013

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“…Ultrasound muscle images were taken using a Phillips HDI 5000 ultrasound machine (Bothwell, WA, USA) in brightness mode (B‐mode) with a handheld 4–7 MHz broadband curved array transducer. Image capture and measurement of the abdominal wall and MF muscles were undertaken following previously published protocols . The ultrasound imaging (USI) assessments were conducted by a physical therapist who undertook 36 h of practical training in USI at the beginning of the project.…”

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“…The CSA of the MF muscle was measured by tracing around the inner edge of the fascial boundaries of the muscle, and the thickness of the MF muscle was measured from the tip of the zygapophyseal joint to the inferior fascial edge of the superior border of the muscle . Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for abdominal and MF muscle measurements were ICC = > 0.85 for interrater USI image measurement reliability and ICC = 0.74–0.98 for test–retest reliability …”

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“…Correlations between measurements and remeasurement of r = 0.9 for abdominal muscle thickness, r = 0.5 for multifidus thickness, and r = 0.7 for multifidus CSA were observed in our reliability study. 36 On that basis, this study of projected size 200 subjects (100 in each arm) would have 80% power to detect between-group differences of 0.02 to 0.05 cm for change in abdominal muscle thickness, 0.20 to 0.21 cm for change in multifidus thickness, and 0.28 to 0.40 cm 2 for change in multifidus CSA.…”

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“…Image capture and measurement of the abdominal wall and MF muscles were undertaken following previously published protocols. [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] The ultrasound imaging (USI) assessments were conducted by a physical therapist who undertook 36 h of practical training in USI at the beginning of the project.…”

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“…34 Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for abdominal and MF muscle measurements were ICC = > 0.85 for interrater USI image measurement reliability 35 and ICC = 0.74-0.98 for test-retest reliability. 36…”

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Vitamin D supplements for trunk muscle morphology in older adults: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Cuellar

Blizzard

Hides

et al. 2018

J cachexia sarcopenia muscle

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Background The effect of vitamin D supplementation on postural muscles of the trunk is of particular interest because low 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH) D] levels are associated with decreased postural balance and increased risk of falls. Understanding the role of vitamin D supplementation plays in trunk muscle function of older adults is necessary, as this is a potentially modifiable factor to improve postural muscle function and decrease the risk of falling of older adults. The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effect of 12 months of vitamin D supplementation compared with placebo, on morphology and function of the trunk muscles of adults aged 50 to 79 years with low serum 25(OH) D levels. Methods This was a secondary analysis of a randomized, placebo‐controlled, and double‐blind clinical trial conducted between June 2010 and December 2013 in Tasmania, Australia. The clinical trial was registered with the Australian New Zealand clinical trial registration agency, ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01176344; Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN 12610000495022. Participants were aged 50–79 years with ongoing symptoms of knee osteoarthritis and with low serum [25(OH) D] (12.5 to 60 nmol/L, 5.2 to 24 ng/mL). Participants were randomly assigned to either monthly 50 000 IU oral vitamin D3 ( n = 104) or an identical placebo ( n = 113) for 24 months as per clinical trial protocol. The primary outcomes in this pre‐specified secondary analysis were between‐group differences in change in size of rectus abdominis, transversus abdominis, internal oblique, external oblique, and lumbar multifidus muscles and function (assessed by change in thickness on contraction) of these muscles (excepting rectus abdominis) from baseline to 12 months. Muscle size was assessed using ultrasound imaging. Results Of 217 participants (mean age 63 years, 48% women), 186 (85.7%) completed the study. There were no significant between‐group differences in change in size or function of the abdominal or multifidus muscles after 12 months of vitamin D supplementation. Conclusions A monthly dose of 50 000 IU of vitamin D3 alone for 12 months does not affect the size or ability to contract trunk muscles of independent community‐dwelling older adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis and low serum 25(OH) D levels regardless of body mass index status or degree of vitamin D deficiency. An effect of vitamin D supplementation on other aspects of trunk muscle function such as strength, power, or physical function cannot be ruled out.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Sample Sizementioning

confidence: 98%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Image Capture and Measurementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Vitamin D supplements for trunk muscle morphology in older adults: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Cuellar

Blizzard

Hides

et al. 2018

J cachexia sarcopenia muscle

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Reliability of lumbar multifidus and iliocostalis lumborum thickness and echogenicity measurements using ultrasound imaging

Farragher

Pranata

El-Ansary

et al. 2021

Australas J Ultrason Med

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Purpose: To establish the test-retest and inter-rater reliability of lumbar multifidus (LM) and iliocostalis lumborum (IL) muscle thickness and echogenicity as derived using ultrasound imaging. Methods: Ultrasound images of the LM and IL were collected from 11 healthy participants on two occasions, 1 week apart, by two independent assessors. Measures of LM and IL thickness and echogenicity were subject to test-retest and inter-rater reliability, which was assessed by calculation of an F statistic, the interclass correlation coefficient (ICC), the standard error of measurement, 95% confidence intervals and Bland-Altman plots. This study was given approval by The University of Melbourne Behavioural and Social Sciences Human Ethics Sub-Committee (ref: 1749845). Results: Assessors A and B showed good to excellent test-retest reliability for LM thickness (ICC 3,3 A: 0.89 and B: 0.98), LM echogenicity (ICC 3,3 A: 0.93 and B: 0.95) and IL echogenicity (ICC 3,3 A: 0.87 and B: 0.83). Test-retest reliability for IL thickness was poor for Assessor A but excellent for Assessor B. Both assessors demonstrated excellent inter-rater reliability for LM thickness and echogenicity (ICC 2,3 : 0.79 and 0.94), but poor reliability for IL thickness and echogenicity (ICC 2,3 : 0.00 and 0.39). Conclusions: Inter-rater and test-retest reliability was excellent for LM but was less reliable for measures of the IL muscle.

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Colorectal cancer pain upon diagnosis and after treatment: a cross-sectional comparison with healthy matched controls

López-Garzón

Postigo-Martín

González-Santos

et al. 2022

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Background The current study sought to explore whether cancer pain (CP) already exists in patients at colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis before treatment compared with patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) after treatment and a healthy matched control group. The study also sought to examine whether factors related to physical health status could enhance pain processes. Methods An observational cross-sectional study was conducted following the STROBE checklist. Twenty-nine newly diagnosed and forty post-treatment patients with CRC and 40 healthy age/sex-matched controls were included for comparison. Pain, local muscle function, and body composition outcomes were assessed by a physiotherapist with > 3 years of experience. ANCOVA and Kruskal–Wallis tests were performed, with Bonferroni and Dunn-Bonferroni post hoc analyses and Cohen’s d and Hedge’s effect size, as appropriate. Results The analysis detected lower values of pressure pain threshold (PPT) points, the PPT index, and abdominal strength and higher values of self-reported abdominal pain in newly diagnosed patients, with even more marked results observed in the post-treatment patients, where lower lean mass and skeletal muscle index values were also found than those in the healthy matched controls (p < 0.05). In the post-treatment and healthy matched control groups, positive associations were observed between the PPT lumbar dominant side points and abdominal isometric strength and lean mass, and negative associations were observed between the lumbar dominant side points and body fat (p < 0.05). Conclusion Upon diagnosis, patients with CRC already show signs of hyperalgesia and central sensitization and deteriorated physical conditions and body composition, and this state could be aggravated by subsequent treatments.

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Test-retest reliability of measurements of abdominal and multifidus muscles using ultrasound imaging in adults aged 50–79 years

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References 23 publications

Vitamin D supplements for trunk muscle morphology in older adults: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Vitamin D supplements for trunk muscle morphology in older adults: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Reliability of lumbar multifidus and iliocostalis lumborum thickness and echogenicity measurements using ultrasound imaging

Colorectal cancer pain upon diagnosis and after treatment: a cross-sectional comparison with healthy matched controls

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