Trial reportBMJ open2019
Ultrasonic strain elastography for detecting abnormalities in the supraspinatus tendon: an intra- and inter-rater reliability study.
Trial report in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07784543 (Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Shoulder Pain, Disability, and Ultrasonographic Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With Supraspinatus Tendinopathy), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Shoulder Pain, Disability, and Ultrasonographic Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With Supraspinatus Tendinopathy :A Randomized Controlled Trial
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Mid- and Long-Term Results Using 448 kHz Stimulation on the Elasticity of the Supraspinatus Tendon Measured by Quantitative Ultrasound Elastographyin Badminton Professionals: Prospective Randomized Double-Blinded Clinical Trial with Nine Months of Follow-Up.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Concurrent validity and intrarater reliability of two ultrasound-based methods for assessing patellar tendon stiffness.Ultrasound (Leeds, England) · 2022Article
- Short- and long-term effects of whole-body photobiomodulation on pain, functionality, tissue quality, central sensitisation and psychological factors in a population suffering from fibromyalgia: protocol for a triple-blinded randomised clinical trial.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2022Article
- Deep Learning Algorithm-Based Ultrasound Image Information in Diagnosis and Treatment of Pernicious Placenta Previa.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
- Ultrasound Elastography under Deep Learning Algorithm to Analyze the Therapeutic Effect of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats Short Hairpin Ribonucleic Acid Nanoparticles on Cervical Cancer.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2021Article
- Sonoelastography of the Shoulder: A Narrative Review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2021Review
- Strain Elastography and Tendon Response to an Exercise Program in Patients With Supraspinatus Tendinopathy: An Exploratory Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2020Article
- Discriminative and convergent validity of strain elastography for detecting tendinopathy within the supraspinatus tendon: a cross-sectional study.JSES international · 2020Article
- Staging achilles tendinopathy using ultrasound imaging: the development and investigation of a new ultrasound imaging criteria based on the continuum model of tendon pathology.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe reliability of ultrasonic strain elastography (SEL) used to detect abnormalities in the supraspinatus tendon is unclear. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the reliability of SEL in the supraspinatus tendon.
designAn intra-rater and inter-rater reliability study.
settingA single-centre study conducted at the University of Southern Denmark.
participantsTwenty participants with shoulder pain and MRI-verified supraspinatus tendinosis and 20 asymptomatic participants (no MRI). PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Raw values (RAW) and ratios (deltoid muscle (DELT) and gel pad (GEL) as reference tissues) were calculated and mean values of measurements from three regions of the supraspinatus tendon were reported. Colour scale ratings and number of yellow/red lesions from the three areas were also included.
resultsIntra-rater reliability showed intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for RAW, DELT and GEL: 0.97 (minimal detectable change (MDC): 0.28 (6.36% of the mean)), 0.89 (MDC: 2.91 (20.37%)) and 0.73 (MDC: 1.61 (58.82%)), respectively. The ICCs for inter-rater reliability were 0.89 (MDC: 0.47 (10.53%)), 0.78 (MDC: 3.69 (25.51%)) and 0.70 (MDC: 1.75 (62.63%)), respectively.For colour scale ratings, intra-rater reliability (linear weighted kappa) ranged from 0.76 to 0.79, with the inter-rater reliability from 0.71 to 0.81. For the number of lesions, intra-rater reliability ranged from 0.40 to 0.82 and inter-rater reliability from 0.24 to 0.67.
conclusionsIntra-rater and inter-rater reliability were excellent for raw values and for ratios with deltoid muscle as the reference tissue, and good for ratios with gel pad as the reference tissue. The reliability of colour scale ratings was substantial-to-almost perfect, and for the number of lesions fair-to-almost perfect.Although high reliability was found, validity and responsiveness of these elastographic methods needs further investigation. ETHICS APPROVAL: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee for the Region of South Denmark (S-20160115) and reported to the Danish Data Protection Agency (2014-41-3266).
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