ACTION-MS online: an online tailored depression intervention for people with multiple sclerosis

The current randomised controlled trial will examine whether the 8-week internet-based ACTION-MS online depression intervention is feasible, acceptable and effective in the treatment of mild to moderate levels of depressive symptoms in people with MS. We will also be looking at the cost-effectiveness of providing this online intervention as part of routine care for people with […]

PLATYPUS – the Australian extension of the OCTOPUS trial

PLATYPUS is the Australian extension of a revolutionary trial based in the United Kingdom (UK) called OCTOPUS, which aims to enroll participants in the UK and Australia over the next few years. OCTOPUS (including PLATYPUS) is a trial which will test multiple treatments with the aim to find one that can slow down, and ultimately […]

Phase III, multicentre, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, MAMS trial of SpironolacTone and famciclOvir in the treatment of Progressive MS to prevent disability progression (STOP-MS)

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a potentially devastating disease of the central nervous system and progressive MS, which occurs in up to two-thirds is the most severe form. Current therapies for MS have limited effect in the progressive stage. Recent studies have confirmed that the primary cause of MS is latent infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). […]