We would like to share the exciting news that our first Australian site has just opened at Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia. The site have already recruited their first participant in October 2025. In Australia, the trial is called “PLATYPUS, the Australian extension of Octopus”. ...
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September Recruitment Update
Following the summer months OCTOPUS has a total of 575 participants randomised! Thank you to all sites for maintaining such a good rate of recruitment over the summer! As of 02-September-25 there are 672 participants screened for Octopus and 575 randomised. Check out the table below to see how each site is doing as of 02-Sep-2025: Site Number Screened Number Rando ...
500 for June!
In line with the sunny weather, Octopus has reached an exciting milestone - 500 participants randomised! A huge thank you goes to all the site staff for all their hard work recruiting participants to join Octopus and all the participants who have chosen to join Octopus this past year and a half. We aren't slowing down - ...
How do we manage your data?
Our collaborators at the MS Register have published a YouTube video explaining how participant data is used when you register for the MS Register and register your interest in Octopus. The MS Register host the registration portal UK participants which you can see here. If you'd like to learn more about how we protect your data in line with Data Protection policies, watch bel ...
Channel 4 features Octopus!
On 23 May 2025, Channel 4 aired a special segment on the Octopus trial!
