Octopus MS mini-podcast series

Oct 2023: Mini-podcast series explores the Octopus MS trial from different perspectives.

The Octopus MS clinical trial is a multi-arm multi-stage platform trial that could transform the way progressive MS treatments are tested. The trial is currently recruiting participants in the UK with the Anne Rowling Clinic being the only recruitment centre in Scotland.

The trial lead centre at MRC Clinical Trials Unit at University College London released a mini-podcast series about Octopus MS. They interviewed neurologists, MS experts, and people living with MS.

We were delighted that Dawn Lyle, the Anne Rowling Clinic's Lead Research Nurse, and Matthew Justin, NHS Lothian MS Specialist nurse, took part in the podcast series.

You can listen to the podcast series by clicking the links below.

Octopus MS Podcast episodes

The podcast episodes are available on the MRC CTU UCL channel on Soundcloud (an external website).

Episode One (click to listen 17.20 mins)

The first episode is about current MS treatment, the MS research landscape and the challenges of treating progressive MS. You'll also hear from Dawn Lyle, Anne Rowling Clinic Lead Research Nurse, and Matthew Justin, NHS Lothian MS Specialist Nurse who is based at the Anne Rowling Clinic.

Access the transcript for episode one (opens word document)

Episode Two (click to listen 24.10 mins)

In the second podcast Jeremy Chataway Chief Investigator for the Octopus MS clinical trial, talks about the innovative trial design of the Octopus MS clinical trial.

Access the transcript for episode two (opens word document)

Episode Three (click to listen 24.04 mins)

In the third episode of the podcast series we walk through the journey that trial participants take, from registering interest in the trial to visits at the MS clinic.

Access the transcript for episode three (opens word document)

Episode 4 (click to listen 20.02 mins)

The final episode of the podcast series is all about Patient Public Involvement (PPI) and how people living with multiple sclerosis help shape the design of the Octopus MS clinical trial.

Access the transcript for episode four (opens word document)