Trial news

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  We have now reached 228 participants randomised and 283 participants screened. This means we are 22 participants away from hitting 2/3 of our target for analysis stage 1 (375)! Check out the table below to see how each site is doing as of 16-May-2024: Site Number Screened Number Randomised UCLH (London) 108 93 University Hospital Southampton (Southamp ...

Read this short news update on how the Octopus trial team and MS Society have partnered up to work on programmes to consider ways we can increase diversity in clinical trials.

A member of the BBC Southampton team was interviewed by BBC Solent radio and BBC News published an article where they spoke to Dr Ian Galea (lead consultant for Octopus in Southampton) and one of the participants.

Belfast Live spoke to one of the first participants to join MS in Belfast and his experience both with having MS and being in Octopus, read more at Belfast Live.

We have surpassed 200 participants randomised!

Octopus is funded by the MS Society