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4.1 ODDESSI - it's almost time for publication

August 24, 2026 • Fiona Eastmond • Season 4 • Episode 1

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Welcome back to Season 4 of OpenPODpod. A very short teaser of the upcoming ODDESSI reveal part one. Russell and Fiona spoke a while ago and now we are nearly there. Watch this space! Next episode 27th August 2026.

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Fionafiona_2_07-16-2025_110437fiona_2_07-16-2025_110437 0:10

Welcome back to OpenPODpod the podcast all about peer-informed open dialogue. It's been quite a while since I've been in front of this mic. I'd just like to warmly welcome all of our new listeners. Welcome to season four, post-ODESSI This first episode of season four is just a tiny little teaser because we've just been told that the ODESSI results will be out on the 27th of August 2026, which is this Thursday coming. I actually recorded Russell a while ago. Here is just the first little bit of what we recorded. Please tune in on Thursday to hear the results So welcome back. Welcome back, Russell. I'm beyond excited.

Russellrussell_2_07-16-2025_110437russell_2_07-16-2025_110437 0:50

So I'm Russell Razzaque I'm a consultant psychiatrist, part-time academic based at Cambridge and UCL and also the clinical lead for the ODESSI trial.

Fionafiona_2_07-16-2025_110437fiona_2_07-16-2025_110437 0:58

I believe that there's been some rather groundbreaking results of the trial that you've spent, would you say the past five years working on

Russellrussell_2_07-16-2025_110437russell_2_07-16-2025_110437 1:09

Well, 10 years. Really? Yeah. From starting from the conceptualization numbers. Yeah.

Fionafiona_2_07-16-2025_110437fiona_2_07-16-2025_110437 1:13

Wow.

Russellrussell_2_07-16-2025_110437russell_2_07-16-2025_110437 1:14

yeah. So yeah, you're right. I think the results can be described as groundbreaking. And I felt. Like a champagne bottle that's been shaken with the cork still in, for quite a few months now, because I've known the results and I haven't been able to talk about them. yeah, so here it goes. The cork will come out. Now, You'll be able to read the actual paper itself, but key headlines basically are

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