Inclusion/exclusion criteria | ✓ | | Randomisation (day 0) | Fast-rack group receives breathlessness intervention (day 0–21) | | | Wait-list group receives breathlessness intervention (day 56–77) | | |
Written informed consent | ✓ | | | | | |
Invitation experience survey | ✓ | | | | | |
Vital signs | | ✓ | | | | |
Weight and height | | ✓ | | | | |
Physical examination | | ✓ | | | | |
Adverse event monitoring | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Spirometry | | ✓ | | ✓ | | ✓ |
Lung volume and gas transfer measurement | | | | | | ✓ |
Questionnaires#,¶ | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Incremental shuttle walk test | | ✓+ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Activity monitoring | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Australia-modified KPS | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Healthcare utilisation | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Qualitative interviews§ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Evaluation of usual care received since last visit | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Study experience surveyƒ | | | | | | ✓ |