ISRCTN17996552.

Study name	Rehabilitation for humeral fractures in working ages
Methods	"Randomised parallel‐group superiority‐controlled trial". Permuted‐block randomisation procedure
Participants	70 participants aged 20 to 65 years undergoing surgical treatment of proximal humeral fractures, classified as AO Foundation for the Study of Internal Fixation type 11 (2)
Interventions	1. Task‐oriented exercises and occupational therapy (12 weeks) 2. General physiotherapy: passive humeral and upper‐limb mobilisation, strengthening, muscle segmentary stretching, and postural control (12 weeks) Rehabilitation sessions performed three times a week for 1 hour
Outcomes	Follow‐up: 1 year Primary outcome: DASH  Secondary outcomes: pain intensity; Short‐Form Health Survey (SF‐36); patient‐rated efficacy of treatment assessed using the Global Perceived Effect scale
Starting date	1 May 2012 End date: 30 June 2017
Contact information	Prof Marco Monticone Dept. Medical Sciences and Public Health ‐ Faculty of Medicine Cittadella Universitaria S.S. 554 Bivio Monserrato ‐ Sestu Cagliari 09042 Italy +39 (0)706753109 marco.monticone@unica.it
Notes	Retrospectively registered. Top‐up search conducted in November 2021 identified a full trial report that reported results for 70 participants (Z‐TUp Monticone 2021).