# The Duration of External Neck Stabilisation (DENS) Trial

> **NCT04895644** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Edinburgh** · enrollment: 138 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Odontoid Fracture

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** No Hard Collar

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04895644
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Edinburgh
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-11-18
- **Primary completion:** 2024-05-31
- **Final completion:** 2024-06-10
- **Target enrollment:** 138 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04895644

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04895644, "The Duration of External Neck Stabilisation (DENS) Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04895644. Licensed CC0.

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