TerminatedNot Applicable

"The Length of Cervical Collar Treatment for Traumatic Sub-axial Fractures"

Stopped: Only 32 patients included in 21 months

Norway32 participantsStarted 2016-06

Plain-language summary

Most fractures of the cervical spine are considered stable and treated with a rigid cervical collar. However no studies have to date been published addressing the length of treatment. There seems to be a significant dissimilarity between hospitals within and between countries with the length of collar treatment varying from 6 to 12 weeks. At the neurosurgical department at Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål the standard length of treatment for a stable cervical fracture is 12 weeks. This study seeks to establish whether 6 weeks of collar treatment for a specific subtype of stable fractures in the cervical spine is sufficient.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 85 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with a newly diagnosed (within 5 days of injury) fracture in vertebra C3-C7 with SLIC score 1-3 * Patients must be abel to give their consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable cervical fractures in need of surgery * SLIC score \>3 * Fractures of the spinous process and the transverse process in the cervical spine * Stable fractures in in the C3-C7 vertebra combined with fractures of the C0-C2 vertebra * Pathological fractures in the cervical spine

What they're measuring

Fracture healing

Timeframe: 6 months

Visual analogue scale - neck pain and radiculopathy

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02788760

SponsorOslo University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-04

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