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Neck braces may be unnecessary for stable fractures, study suggests

NCT ID NCT06848660

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Uppsala University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether wearing a rigid neck collar is needed for stable neck fractures. About 616 adults with these fractures will be treated either with a collar for 12 weeks or without one. The goal is to see if both approaches lead to similar healing, while avoiding collar-related problems like pressure sores and trouble swallowing.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 616 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2031

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients aged \> 18 years with a stable cervical spine fracture\*. * A history of recent trauma (within 3 weeks). * Recruited within 3 weeks of injury. * Determined by the consultant spinal surgeon as suitable for non-surgical treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * New neurological deficit attributable to the fracture. * Additional cervical spine fracture not suitable for non-surgical treatment. * Underlying condition with risk of spinal instability (e.g., ankylosing spondylitis, DISH, rheumatoid arthritis). * Fracture suspected to be older than 3 weeks at the time of assessment. * Not expected to survive to hospital discharge or not expected to survive surgical treatment.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

spinal fracture spinal injury

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cervical spine fractures Cervical spine injury Rigid collar

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Linköping University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Linköping, Sweden

  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Gothenburg, Sweden

  • Skåne University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Lund, Sweden

  • Skåne University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Malmö, Sweden

  • Umeå University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Umeå, Sweden

  • Uppsala University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Uppsala, Sweden

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