Intra- and inter-rater reliability of measuring abdominal and diaphragm muscle thickness by ultrasound in healthy individuals.

Intra- and inter-rater reliability of measuring muscle thickness of transverse abdominis, internal oblique and the diaphragm by ultrasound in healthy individuals.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23352

Enrollment

Registered

2018-09-14

Start date

2018-09-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

reliability, betrouwbaarheid, diaphragm, diafragma, transversus abdominis, obliquus internus, abdominal muscles, buikspieren, ultrasound, echografie, muscle thickness, spierdikte

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • age between 18 and 29 years old • male and female

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • voice impairments in the last three weeks (e.g., hoarseness) • an episode of low back pain in the last 6 months • respiratory disease (e.g., COPD, asthma) • neuromuscular disorder • pregnancy • previous surgery in the abdominal area • body mass index (BMI) above 30 kg/m2

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Muscle thickness (mm)	—

Outcome results