Table 1

Study schedule

Study period
EnrolmentAllocationPost-allocationClose-out
Time point (months)-t101–33–66–99–12tx
Enrolment       
Eligibility screenX      
Informed consentX      
(Phone contact)  XXXX 
Allocation/randomisation X     
Interventions       
(Conventional respiratory care)  XX   
(Optimised respiratory care)  XX   
Assessments       
(Peak cough flow)X XX  X
(Forced vital capacity)X XX  X
(Maximal respiratory pressure)X XX  X
(Nasal respiratory pressures)X XX  X
(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised)X XXXXX