Baring 2017.

Methods	Randomised trial ("feasibility study")
Participants	15 (at time of abstract report) participants with 2‐, 3‐ and 4‐part displaced proximal humeral fractures
Interventions	With or without surgery, four weeks of immobilisation in one of the following: 1. a neutral rotation brace 2. a simple sling The authors state that "was independent to operative vs non‐operative treatment".
Outcomes	DASH score, Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS), Constant score (CS) and range of movement were assessed at 6 weeks, 3 months and 1 year.
Notes	Reported in a conference abstract only. Interim findings at 3 months were reported for 15 participants (7 versus 8), five of whom (1 versus 4) had had surgical fixation of their fracture. We are unsure of the status of this small pilot trial and are unable to find email contact details of either author but have not pursued further details on this given the Covid‐19 situation. Specific searches for the authors of this trial have not identified a relevant publication.