Table of contents
- Trial overview
- Condition being studied
- Study design and treatment groups
- Who can participate
- What the trial measures
- Current status and size
Trial overview
The available trial for ALN-961583 is titled “A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of ALN-APP in Patients with Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA).”[1] It is an interventional study, which means researchers give a treatment and then measure what happens.[1] The study is listed as Phase 2 and is Authorised.[1]
Condition being studied
The trial is in people with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA).[1] CAA is described in the source as a neurological condition where amyloid proteins build up in the walls of blood vessels in the brain, which can lead to problems such as bleeding into the brain.[1]
The study also focuses on new lobar cerebral microbleeds, which are small areas of bleeding seen in brain scans.[1] “Lobar” refers to a specific brain region, so the trial is looking at microbleeds in those areas.[1]
Study design and treatment groups
The trial includes ALN-961583, listed in the source as Mivelsiran, and a placebo group.[1] A placebo is an inactive treatment used for comparison, so researchers can better judge whether the study treatment makes a difference.[1] The intervention is given by intrathecal use, which means it is administered into the fluid around the spinal cord.[1]
Who can participate
The source data says the trial is for patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy.[1] No more detailed eligibility rules are provided in the trial data, so the exact age limits or other entry criteria are not available here.[1]
What the trial measures
The main outcome is the annualized rate of new lobar cerebral microbleeds seen on MRI in patients with CAA.[1] “Annualized rate” means how often the event happens over one year.[1] MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, is a scan that gives detailed pictures of the brain.[1]
The brief summary says the study is designed to evaluate the effect of ALN-APP on the incidence of new lobar cerebral microbleeds.[1] The trial title also states that efficacy, safety, and tolerability are being evaluated.[1]
Current status and size
The trial is listed as Authorised, so it has been approved to proceed according to the source record.[1] The planned enrollment is 200 participants.[1] This makes it a moderate-sized Phase 2 study focused on learning more about the treatment in patients with CAA.[1]



