Publications and Media
Octopus trial physician Dr Charles Wade
Public talks and media
These are freely available
Octopus mini-series, Trial Talk podcast, 19th of October- 9th of November 2023 via Soundcloud
MS Register webinar on progressive MS in clinical trials. 1st of August 2023 via Youtube
'Major moment in MS research' as new Octopus trial starts on BBC News, 4th of April 2023
UK to test existing drugs as treatment for MS in world-first trial The Guardian, 22nd of March 2021
OCTOPUS Participant Information Sheet and FAQ videos.
''25 at 25': OCTOPUS – speeding up new treatments for progressive MS' article.
MS Society's Research dates with Personal and Public Involvement representative Susan Scott in episode 1 and Dr Sean Apap-Mangion in episode 3.
Scientific Publications
These are all freely available
2022
Li. V, Baptiste L et al . Designing Multi-arm Multistage Adaptive Trials for Neuroprotection in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology, May 2022,98(18)754-764;DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200604
2023
Finlayson M, Feys P, Dalgas U, Kos D. Intermediate outcomes for clinical trials of multiple sclerosis rehabilitation interventions: Conceptual and practical considerations. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2023;29(9):1186-1194. doi:10.1177/13524585231189674
Gray E, Amjad A, Robertson J, et al. Enhancing involvement of people with multiple sclerosis in clinical trial design. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2023;29(9):1162-1173. doi:10.1177/13524585231189678
Marrie RA, Chataway J, Bierer BE, et al. Enhancing diversity of clinical trial populations in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2023;29(9):1174-1185. doi:10.1177/13524585231189677
Marrie RA, Sormani MP, Apap Mangion S, et al. Improving the efficiency of clinical trials in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2023;29(9):1136-1148. doi:10.1177/13524585231189671
Sormani MP, Chataway J, Kent DM, Marrie RA. Assessing heterogeneity of treatment effect in multiple sclerosis trials. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2023;29(9):1158-1161. doi:10.1177/13524585231189673
