Title {1}	Is sling immobilization necessary after open Latarjet surgery for anterior shoulder instability? A randomized control trial
Trial registration {2a and 2b}	The protocol was approved by the ethical committee board (CCER 2019–02,469) in April 2020 and by ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT04479397) in July 2020
Protocol version {3}	Version 1, 26.06.2022
Funding {4}	FORE (Foundation for Research and Teaching in Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Trauma and Imaging in the Musculoskeletal System). Grant#2022–29
Author details {5a}	Goetti Patrick1 MD, Martinho Tiago,2 MD, Antoine Seurot,3 PT, Bothorel Hugo,4 MEng, Lädermann Alexandre, MD.2,5,6 1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Avenue Pierre Decker 4, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland 2.Division of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, La Tour Hospital, Rue J.-D. Maillard 3, 1217 Meyrin, Switzerland 3. Department of Physiotherapy, La Tour Hospital, 1217 Meyrin, Switzerland 4. Research Department, La Tour Hospital, 1217 Meyrin, Switzerland 5. Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland 6. Division of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
Name and contact information for the trial sponsor {5b}	Corresponding author Alexandre Lädermann, PD-MD Division of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, La Tour Hospital, Av. J.-D. Maillard 3, CH-1217 Meyrin, Switzerland Telephone number: + 41 22 719 75 55 Fax number: + 41 22 719 60 77 E-mail address: alexandre.laedermann@gmail.com
Role of sponsor {5c}	Study design, randomization, data collection