title: Is the bedside timed vibration test reliable?
abstract: The timed vibration test (TVT) is an easy-to-perform bedside sensory test; however, its reliability is not well established at sites commonly used for clinical testing. We evaluated intra- and interrater reliability of the TVT in a healthy control cohort of 25 adult volunteers and assessed the influence of neurologic training on TVT. Intrarater [intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) range 0.79-0.92] and interrater (ICC range 0.0.82-0.95) reliability of TVT was high at different sites, which suggests that TVT is a reliable bedside examination when performed using a standardized protocol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, SMH 601, Elmwood Avenue, Box 673, Rochester, New York 14642, USA.
authors.forename: Stephan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Botez
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Logigian
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Herrmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014034:Toes / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology; D014732:Vibration; D055815:Young Adult