Trial news

The next version of the Octopus Protocol and associated documents has been released for trial teams today for approval at their sites and implementation from 2nd October (when approved).  The notification has been sent to all Principal investigators, first point of contacts and pharmacy representatives. If an Octopus site did not receive it and would like further information, p ...

We are delighted to welcome two more Octopus hospital sites, one at Belfast City Hospital and another at University Hospital Dorset, at Poole. We look forward to working with you! For the full list of hospitals where Octopus is operating, please see the Octopus Site page. ...

llongyfarchiadau! (Congratulations! in Welsh/Cymraeg) On the 26th of July, University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff opened to recruitment for Octopus. This is the first site in Wales. Many congratulations to the trial team! Read more about this on this BBC News article ...

Representatives from the MS Society attended Downing Street this week for a roundtable meeting to discuss challenges faced by people living with progressive MS in the UK today. The opportunity was taken to also spotlight Octopus. See the MS Society website for further details.   ...

We are pleased to announce that Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield is open to recruitment in the Octopus trial.  This increases the number of Octopus sites in Yorkshire to two. Many congratulations and thanks to the team involved! ...

Octopus is funded by the MS Society