showed a trendp = 0.06
At 12 months, EK2 scores showed a trend toward improvement in swallowing [item 16] ( p = 0.06), peak flow increased significantly (244 ± 112 vs. 259 ± 124 L/min, p = 0.036), and there was a trend toward decreased NFL levels (11.4 ± 4.9 vs. 9.4 ± 2.7 pg/mL, p = 0.093).