Duration of External Neck Stabilisation following odontoid fracture in older or frail adults Image The main aim of the study is to determine whether earlier removal of a hard collar is associated with a better quality of life in older and frail patients with a fracture of the odontoid process bone in the neck. Chief Investigator: Dr Paul BrennanNumber and location of participating sites (by region/ country): 25 sites across the UKEudraCT number: N/AISRCTN number: N/A Funder: NIHR HTAStart and End dateOf grant award: 01 February 2021 to 30 November 2024Of recruitment: November 2021 to 30 November 2023 Current Status: Post-analysisTrial Website: N/AEmail: DENS.Trial@ed.ac.uk UK GDPR Privacy Statement: As part of Patient Information Sheet Co-sponsor Representative: http://accord.scot/Chief InvestigatorDr Paul Brennan, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, BioQuarter, University of Edinburgh, EH16 4XU, paul.brennan@ed.ac.uk Trial ManagerEmma Ward - Trial Manager, Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, Usher Building, The University of Edinburgh, 5‒7 Little France Road, Edinburgh BioQuarter ‒ Gate 3 EDINBURGH EH16 4UX DENS.Trial@ed.ac.uk ECTU involvement: Trial management / Statistics / Data base and randomisation / Health Economics.(UKCRC) This article was published on 2024-09-24