A four-part series about the Octopus trial has been produced by the Trial Talk podcast at the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL. The episodes explore the trial from different perspectives by talking to neurologists, MS experts and people affected by MS. You can listen to the episodes in SoundCloud, Spotify, Google podcasts and Apple podcasts. ...
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Octopus scientific articles published following December International MS trials conference!
As previously reported in February by Susan Scott, one of our patient representatives, Octopus had a presence at the International Advisory Committee meeting on Clinical Trials in MS in Toronto in December 2022. Following this meeting, a publication has been drafted and published on Participant involvement in Octopus. This is alongside four further publications published foll ...
Release of updated OCTOPUS Protocol
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 ...
Belfast City Hospital and University Hospital Dorset at Poole teams join Octopus
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. ...
University Hospital of Wales opens to recruitment
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 ...
