| Interrater reliability of the craniocervical flexion test in asymptomatic individuals-a cross-sectional study. | |
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PMID: 21621726 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate interrater reliability of the craniocervical flexion test (CCFT) on asymptomatic subjects. METHODS: A cross-sectional repeated-measures study design was used. Thirty asymptomatic subjects (15 men and 15 women; mean age, 33.7 years; range, 22-48 years) were recruited for the study. Subjects were positioned in supine lying with a pneumatic pressure sensor of the pressure biofeedback unit placed under the neck. Subjects performed 3 trials of craniocervical flexion with each trial consisting of 5 incremental stages (22, 24, 26, 28, and 30 mm Hg) guided through feedback from the pressure dial of the pressure biofeedback unit. All the trials were scored simultaneously by 2 raters. The outcome measure was the activation score-the maximum pressure (above baseline 20 mm Hg) that was achieved and held in a steady manner for 10 seconds. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC 3,1) was analyzed using the 2 repeated scores out of 3 trials for either rater. RESULTS: Interrater reliability (ICC) for the CCFT was 0.91 (95% confidence interval, 0.83-0.96). There was a reasonable agreement on the Bland-Altman plot confirming high reliability of the test. CONCLUSION: The study has shown high interrater reliability when 2 raters simultaneously scored the CCFT trials in asymptomatic individuals. |
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Ashokan Arumugam; Ramakrishnan Mani; Kavitha Raja |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-05-04 |
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Title: Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics Volume: 34 ISSN: 1532-6586 ISO Abbreviation: J Manipulative Physiol Ther Publication Date: 2011 May |
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Created Date: 2011-05-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7807107 Medline TA: J Manipulative Physiol Ther Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 247-53 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 National University of Health Sciences. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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PhD Scholar, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. |
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