Neck fracture showdown: surgery or brace for seniors?
NCT ID NCT06961578
First seen May 10, 2026 · Last updated May 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at two ways to treat a specific type of neck fracture (odontoid fracture) in people aged 70 and older. Participants will be randomly assigned to either surgery or wearing a rigid neck collar. The goal is to see which treatment helps them recover better in daily activities, pain, and quality of life over 12 weeks and 6 months.
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BG Trauma Centre, Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTübingen, Germany
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Center for Spinal Surgery and Neurotraumatology, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFrankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60389, Germany
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Charité University Hospital Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, State of Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Center, HELIOS Hospital Berlin Buch
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBerlin, Germany
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Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEssen, Germany
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Department of Neurosurgery, RWTH Aachen University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAachen, Germany
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Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Heidelberg
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHeidelberg, Germany
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Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Lausitz
RECRUITINGLausitz, Germany
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Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Göttingen
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGöttingen, Germany
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Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, University of Cologne
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCologne, Germany
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Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Plastic Surgery, University of Leipzig
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLeipzig, Germany
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Department of Orthopedics, Medical University at Dresden
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDresden, Germany
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Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, BG Klinikum Bergmannstrost Halle
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHalle, Germany
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LMU University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMunich, Bavaria, 81377, Germany
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Spine Center, St. Josefs-Hospital Wiesbaden
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWiesbaden, Germany
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Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital Markgröningen GmbH
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarkgröningen, Germany
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