Alcohol Use DisorderPhase 1NCT05845398
Phase 1b Study of DCR-AUD in Healthy Volunteers
A Phase 1 study testing DCR-AUD in people with Alcohol Use Disorder, run by Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Novo Nordisk company at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of of repeat doses of DCR-AUD in adult healthy volunteers who are social drinkers. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 21 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Alcohol Use Disorder
- What is being tested?
- DCR-AUD
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 16 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 29 Jan 2023to 22 Aug 2023
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 21 to 65 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 21 to 65 years, inclusive, at the time of signing informed consent.
- Overtly healthy volunteers, as determined by medical evaluation including medical history, physical examination, and laboratory testing.
- No diagnosis of AUD within the preceding 12 months per Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
- Social drinkers who consume, on average, 5 to 20 drinks per week for men or 5 to 14 drinks per week for women over the 4 weeks prior to Screening, and not more than 8 drinks in a single day.
- No evidence of overt or sub-clinical hepatic pathology, as manifest by serologic tests demonstrating hepatic inflammation or compromised hepatic synthetic function (i.e., AST, ALT, GGT, total bilirubin < 1.5 times the ULN at Screening and Day -1).
- eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 at Screening.
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- No history of significant adverse reaction(s) to alcohol. Participant should be expected to tolerate the amount of alcohol administered during EIAs.
- Willing to participate in up to 10 EIAs.
- Has a negative test for SARS-CoV-2 infection on Day -1.
- Systolic BP in the range of 80 to 140 mmHg and diastolic BP in the range of 50 to 95 mmHg at Screening. If out of range, BP may be repeated once at the discretion of the Investigator.
- Male or female
- Male participants with partners of childbearing potential must agree to use contraception from Screening through at least 24 weeks after the last dose of study intervention and refrain from donating sperm during this period (see Section 10.4).
- Female participants may not be pregnant or breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions must apply:
- Is not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or
- If a WOCBP, must agree to follow the contraceptive guidance (see Section 10.4), beginning at consent and the first Screening visit and for at least 24 weeks after the last dose of study intervention.
- BMI within the range 18.0 to 32.0 kg/m2 (inclusive).
- Capable of giving signed informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the ICF and in this protocol.
Who cannot join
- History of any medical condition that may interfere with the metabolism of study intervention or with the clinical and laboratory assessments in this study. 2. History of serious, persistent medical conditions, including liver, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, renal, or cardiovascular abnormalities. 3. History of suicidal attempt at any time or an answer of "yes" on any of the following items in the C-SSRS at Screening:
- Items 1 or 2 of the Suicidal Ideation section, if ideation occurred in the previous 12 months.
- Items 4 or 5 of the Suicidal Ideation section, in lifetime.
- Any item of the Suicidal Behavior section of the C-SSRS, in lifetime. 4. Any history of severe or recent clinically significant depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or other neuropsychiatric disorder that, in the judgement of the Investigator, represents a safety risk to the participant were they to participate in the trial, as informed by the participant's medical history and/or responses to the MINI Screen Questionnaire. 5. History of substance use disorder (SUD) or illicit drug use (excluding cannabis) within the preceding 12 months. 6. History of alcohol withdrawal symptoms including delirium tremens or alcohol-related seizures. 7. Any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the participant unsuitable for participation or could interfere with participation in or completion of the study, including:
- Poorly controlled or unstable hypertension. b. Diabetes mellitus treated with insulin or hypoglycemic agents (including metformin) or HbA1C > 7%. Asthma requiring hospital admission within the preceding 12 months. NOTE: Persons with clinically stable asthma who have not been hospitalized in the prior year and are treated only with orally inhaled medications are not excluded. d. Currently poorly controlled endocrine conditions, except for hypothyroidism that is stable (no treatment change in prior 6 months). e. Significant infection or known systemic inflammatory process ongoing at Screening.
- History of chronic or recurrent UTI, or UTI within 1 month prior to Screening.
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- 8. History of malignancy within the preceding 5 years requiring treatment, with the exception of excised low grade basal cell skin neoplasms. 9. History of any concomitant medical condition for which alcohol consumption is prohibited or advised against by the participant's physician or health care provider.
- 10. SARS-CoV-2 infection in the 14 days prior to randomization. 11. Clinically significant illness within the 7 days prior to the first administration of study intervention. History of multiple drug allergies or a history of allergic reaction to an oligonucleotide based therapy.
- 13. Use of prescription medications (except for hormonal replacement/contraceptive medication for women and inhaled medication for treatment of clinically stable asthma) within 14 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to administration of study intervention. Participants being treated for hypothyroid disease must be on stable treatment (no treatment changes in the preceding 6 months). 14. Receipt of any vaccine (including COVID-19) within 14 days prior to the first administration of study intervention. 15. Regular use of OTC medications, including NSAID (periodic or occasional NSAID use to control temporary pain is not exclusionary). 16. Previously participated in Dicerna Study DCR-AUD-101. 17. Has received an investigational agent within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to dosing or is in follow-up of another clinical study prior to initial dosing with the study intervention. 18. Clinically significant abnormalities in vital signs at Screening: pulse rate (< 40 bpm or > 90 bpm), respiratory rate, or temperature. 19. Clinically significant abnormalities in 12-lead ECG at Screening or predose on Day 1, including QTcF > 470 msec in females and > 450 msec in males. 20. Positive urine drug test at Screening or Day -1. Tests positive for cannabis are not exclusionary. 21. Seropositive for antibodies to HIV, HBV, or HCV at Screening (historical testing may be used if performed within the 3 months prior to screening). NOTE: In participants with previous treatment for hepatitis C with direct-acting HCV medication and seropositivity for HCV, or in participants with prior infection and spontaneous resolution, HCV RNA must be undetectable (at least 2 negative HCV RNA tests at least 12 weeks apart), and the HCV infection must have been resolved or cured > 3 years prior to initial dosing with the investigational medication. 22. Safety laboratory test result at Screening considered clinically unacceptable for study participation by the Investigator. 23. History of intolerance to SC injection(s) or significant abdominal scarring that could potentially hinder study intervention administration or evaluation of local injection site tolerability. 24. Scheduled for an elective surgical procedure during the conduct of this study.
- 25. Donation of > 500 mL of blood within the 2 months prior to administration of study intervention or donation of plasma within 7 days prior to Screening.
- Life Style Considerations:
- Study participants are to refrain from drinking alcohol for 24 hours prior to each EIA and must have a negative breath-alcohol test on the day of the study visit.
- Study participants will be advised to avoid consuming more than 4 drinks during any drinking session outside of in-clinic EIAs.
- Study participants will be instructed to stop drinking at the onset of any ethanol reaction symptoms during outside drinking sessions.
- Tobacco/nicotine use is not restricted.
- Study participants are to refrain from using cannabis for 24 hours prior to each EIA and must have a negative urine-drug test on the day of the study visit.
- Study participants should abstain from strenuous exercise for 24 hours before each blood collection for clinical laboratory tests. Participants may participate in light recreational activities (e.g., walking at a pace < 3 miles per hour, shopping, watering plants) in that 24-hour time period.
- For each EIA study visit, participants will be required to fast for at least 3 hours and then will be fed a standardized meal in the clinic prior to administration of ETOH for the EIA.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Parexel Los Angeles Early Phase Clinical Unit
Glendale, California, 91206
About this study
Official title: A Phase 1b, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Repeat-dose, Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Study of DCR-AUD in Healthy Volunteers
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of of repeat doses of DCR-AUD in adult healthy volunteers who are social drinkers.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
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- Are repeat doses of DCR-AUD safe and well-tolerated in healthy adults who are social drinkers?
- How does the drug behave inside the human body and how it is removed from the human body?
- What are the symptoms the drug may cause with alcohol consumption?
Participants will:
- Receive multiple doses of DCR-AUD.
- Have assessment visits through Week 24.
- Participate in up to 10 Ethanol Interaction Assessments (EIAs) to see how the body is affected by DCR-AUD.
Researchers will compare the groups of participates who receive study drug with the group of participants who receive placebo to see if the study drug is safe and tolerable and whether the study drug has any real effect.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Being tested
- DCR-AUD, Placebo
- Medical subject headings
- Alcoholism
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
DCR-AUDDrug
Also called DCR-A1203
DCR-A1203, the drug substance of DCR-AUD, is a synthetic double-stranded (hybridized duplex) RNA oligonucleotide conjugated to GalNAc ligands that enable specific hepatic access and update after subcutaneous administration. DCR-AUD is a sterile solution of DCR-A1203 at a concentration of 160 mg/mL in water for injection (WFI).
PlaceboDrug
0.9% saline for injection.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| DCR-AUD | Experimental | Multiple doses of DCR-AUD. Subcutaneous administration of of DCR-AUD. Receives: Drug: DCR-AUD |
| DCR-AUD Placebo | Placebo comparator | Multiple doses of placebo comparator. Subcutaneous administration of Placebo for DCR-AUD, volume to match active single dose Receives: Drug: Placebo |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
An Adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of study intervention. A TEAE is defined as an AE that begins or that worsens in severity after the study drug has been administered. An SAE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose: results in death, is life threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, leads to a congenital anomaly /birth defect, is the other important medical event.
Measured: From Day 1 up to 24 Weeks
Number of Participants With Severity Grades of TEAEs
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. A TEAE is defined as an AE that begins or that worsens in severity after the study drug has been administered. As per the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 5.0, Grade 1: mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; treatment not indicated; Grade 2: moderate; minimal, local, or noninvasive treatment indicated; limiting age-appropriate activities of daily living; Grade 3: severe or medically significant but not immediately lifethreatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self-care activities of daily living; Grade 4: life-threatening consequences; urgent treatment indicated; Grade 5: fatal.
Measured: From Day 1 up to 24 Weeks
Number of Participants With Change From Baseline in Clinically Significant Abnormal Vital Signs
Number of participants with change from baseline in clinically significant abnormal vital signs (temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure) is presented.
Measured: From Baseline (Day -1) up to 24 weeks
Number of Participants With Change From Baseline in Clinically Significant Abnormal Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Number of participants with change from baseline in clinically significant abnormal ECG findings (Heart rate, PR interval, QRS interval, QT interval and QT interval using Fridericia's correction [QTcF]) is presented.
Measured: From Baseline (Day -1) up to 24 weeks
Number of Participants With Change From Baseline in Clinically Significant Abnormal Laboratory Values
Number of participants with change from baseline in clinically significant abnormal laboratory values (hematology, clinical chemistry, coagulation and routine urinalysis parameters) is presented.
Measured: From Baseline (Day -1) up to 24 weeks
Number of Participants With Change From Baseline in Clinically Significant Physical Examination Findings
Number of participants with change from baseline in clinically significant physical examination findings (assessments of the cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurological, and skin systems and inspection of the injection site) is presented.
Measured: From Baseline (Day -1) up to 24 weeks
Secondary outcomes (8)
Six Symptom Responses During Ethanol Interactions Assessments (EIAs)
The degree of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) reduction was measured by quantitative assessment of 6 symptom (flushing, headache, palpitations, light-headedness, nausea, and vomiting) responses during EIAs. Each of 6 symptoms was assessed at each of the 4 time points during each EIA. Composite score at each time point was the sum of severity ratings for each of the 6 symptoms. Peak composite score (of the 3 post-alcohol initiation composite scores at each EIA test) was used as the subject's peak score for that EIA test. The point system was as follows: 0 point = symptom not present, 1 point = mild severity of symptom, 2 points = moderate severity of symptom and 3 points = severe severity of symptom. Participants were given a composite score, which was the sum of the scores of all 6 symptoms (highest possible score is 18).
Measured: Day -1 (baseline), Day 14, Day 28, Day 42, Day 56, Day 70, Day 84, Day 112, Day 140 and Day 168
AUC0-last: Area Under the Plasma Concentration Curve From Time Zero to the Last Quantifiable Concentration of DCR-AUD
AUC0-last is defined as the area under the plasma concentration curve from time zero to the last quantifiable concentration of DCR-AUD.
Measured: Day 1, Day 29 and Day 57
Cmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration of DCR-AUD
Cmax is defined as maximum observed plasma concentration of DCR-AUD is presented.
Measured: Day 1, Day 29 and Day 57
Tmax: Time to Reach the Maximum Plasma Concentration of DCR-AUD (Cmax)
Tmax is defined as time to reach the maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of DCR-AUD.
Measured: Day 1, Day 29 and Day 57
Cmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration of Acetaldehyde
Maximum observed plasma concentration of acetaldehyde levels was measured to evaluate the pharmacodynamic effects of ALDH2 reduction by DCR-AUD during serial EIAs.
Measured: Day -1 (baseline), Day 14, Day 28, Day 42, Day 56, Day 70, Day 84, Day 112, Day 140 and Day 168
AUC0-4: Area Under the Concentration Time Curve From Time 0 to Fixed Time 4 of Acetaldehyde
Area under the concentration time curve from time 0 to fixed time 4 of acetaldehyde levels was measured to evaluate the pharmacodynamic effects of ALDH2 reduction by DCR-AUD during serial EIAs.
Measured: Day -1, Day 14, Day 28, Day 42, Day 56, Day 70, Day 84, Day 112, Day 140 and Day 168
Change From Baseline in Heart Rate
Heart rate is measured to evaluate the PD effects of ALDH2 reduction by DCR-AUD during serial EIA. Heart rate was monitored by telemetry during the EIAs.
Measured: Baseline, Day 169
Change From Baseline in Facial Skin Temperature
Change in facial skin temperature was measured to evaluate the PD effects of ALDH2 reduction by DCR-AUD during serial EIAs.
Measured: Baseline, Day 169
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted6 May 2023
- Study start29 Jan 2023
- Primary completion22 Aug 2023
- Study completion22 Aug 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for Alcohol Use DisorderStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Participants will be randomized 3 to 1 to DCR-AUD or placebo.
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 16 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Novo Nordisk company
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- John Hanrahan, MD, MPH, Study director, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Novo Nordisk companyLev G. Gertsik, MD, Principal investigator, Parexel
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05845398
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- DCR-AUD-102
- Status last verified
- Dec 2025
- First submitted
- 26 Apr 2023
- Last updated
- 14 Jan 2026
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Jan 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase 1b, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Repeat-dose, Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Study of DCR-AUD in Healthy Volunteers
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05845398
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- DCR-AUD-102
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 16 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Novo Nordisk companyIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 29 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 22 Aug 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 22 Aug 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 6 May 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 3 Jan 2025
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of of repeat doses of DCR-AUD in adult healthy volunteers who are social drinkers.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Are repeat doses of DCR-AUD safe and well-tolerated in healthy adults who are social drinkers?
- How does the drug behave inside the human body and how it is removed from the human body?
- What are the symptoms the drug may cause with alcohol consumption?
Participants will:
- Receive multiple doses of DCR-AUD.
- Have assessment visits through Week 24.
- Participate in up to 10 Ethanol Interaction Assessments (EIAs) to see how the body is affected by DCR-AUD.
Researchers will compare the groups of participates who receive study drug with the group of participants who receive placebo to see if the study drug is safe and tolerable and whether the study drug has any real effect.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Participants will be randomized 3 to 1 to DCR-AUD or placebo.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| DCR-AUD | Experimental | Drug: DCR-AUDMultiple doses of DCR-AUD. Subcutaneous administration of of DCR-AUD. |
| DCR-AUD Placebo | Placebo comparator | Drug: PlaceboMultiple doses of placebo comparator. Subcutaneous administration of Placebo for DCR-AUD, volume to match active single dose |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 21 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (17 listed)
- 21 to 65 years, inclusive, at the time of signing informed consent.
- Overtly healthy volunteers, as determined by medical evaluation including medical history, physical examination, and laboratory testing.
- No diagnosis of AUD within the preceding 12 months per Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
- Social drinkers who consume, on average, 5 to 20 drinks per week for men or 5 to 14 drinks per week for women over the 4 weeks prior to Screening, and not more than 8 drinks in a single day.
- No evidence of overt or sub-clinical hepatic pathology, as manifest by serologic tests demonstrating hepatic inflammation or compromised hepatic synthetic function (i.e., AST, ALT, GGT, total bilirubin < 1.5 times the ULN at Screening and Day -1).
Key exclusion criteria (18 listed)
- History of any medical condition that may interfere with the metabolism of study intervention or with the clinical and laboratory assessments in this study. 2. History of serious, persistent medical conditions, including liver, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, renal, or cardiovascular abnormalities. 3. History of suicidal attempt at any time or an answer of "yes" on any of the following items in the C-SSRS at Screening:
- Items 1 or 2 of the Suicidal Ideation section, if ideation occurred in the previous 12 months.
- Items 4 or 5 of the Suicidal Ideation section, in lifetime.
- Any item of the Suicidal Behavior section of the C-SSRS, in lifetime. 4. Any history of severe or recent clinically significant depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or other neuropsychiatric disorder that, in the judgement of the Investigator, represents a safety risk to the participant were they to participate in the trial, as informed by the participant's medical history and/or responses to the MINI Screen Questionnaire. 5. History of substance use disorder (SUD) or illicit drug use (excluding cannabis) within the preceding 12 months. 6. History of alcohol withdrawal symptoms including delirium tremens or alcohol-related seizures. 7. Any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the participant unsuitable for participation or could interfere with participation in or completion of the study, including:
- Poorly controlled or unstable hypertension. b. Diabetes mellitus treated with insulin or hypoglycemic agents (including metformin) or HbA1C > 7%. Asthma requiring hospital admission within the preceding 12 months. NOTE: Persons with clinically stable asthma who have not been hospitalized in the prior year and are treated only with orally inhaled medications are not excluded. d. Currently poorly controlled endocrine conditions, except for hypothyroidism that is stable (no treatment change in prior 6 months). e. Significant infection or known systemic inflammatory process ongoing at Screening.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| DCR-AUDAlso: DCR-A1203DCR-A1203, the drug substance of DCR-AUD, is a synthetic double-stranded (hybridized duplex) RNA oligonucleotide conjugated to GalNAc ligands that enable specific hepatic access and update after subcutaneous administration. DCR-AUD is a sterile solution of DCR-A1203 at a concentration of 160 mg/mL in water for injection (WFI). | Drug | DCR-AUD |
| Placebo0.9% saline for injection. | Drug | DCR-AUD Placebo |
Primary outcome
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Time frame: From Day 1 up to 24 Weeks
An Adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of study intervention. A TEAE is defined as an AE that begins or that worsens in severity after the study drug has been administered. An SAE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose: results in death, is life threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, leads to a congenital anomaly /birth defect, is the other important medical event.
Number of Participants With Severity Grades of TEAEs
Time frame: From Day 1 up to 24 Weeks
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. A TEAE is defined as an AE that begins or that worsens in severity after the study drug has been administered. As per the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 5.0, Grade 1: mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; treatment not indicated; Grade 2: moderate; minimal, local, or noninvasive treatment indicated; limiting age-appropriate activities of daily living; Grade 3: severe or medically significant but not immediately lifethreatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self-care activities of daily living; Grade 4: life-threatening consequences; urgent treatment indicated; Grade 5: fatal.
Number of Participants With Change From Baseline in Clinically Significant Abnormal Vital Signs
Time frame: From Baseline (Day -1) up to 24 weeks
Number of participants with change from baseline in clinically significant abnormal vital signs (temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure) is presented.
Number of Participants With Change From Baseline in Clinically Significant Abnormal Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Time frame: From Baseline (Day -1) up to 24 weeks
Number of participants with change from baseline in clinically significant abnormal ECG findings (Heart rate, PR interval, QRS interval, QT interval and QT interval using Fridericia's correction [QTcF]) is presented.
Number of Participants With Change From Baseline in Clinically Significant Abnormal Laboratory Values
Time frame: From Baseline (Day -1) up to 24 weeks
Number of participants with change from baseline in clinically significant abnormal laboratory values (hematology, clinical chemistry, coagulation and routine urinalysis parameters) is presented.
Number of Participants With Change From Baseline in Clinically Significant Physical Examination Findings
Time frame: From Baseline (Day -1) up to 24 weeks
Number of participants with change from baseline in clinically significant physical examination findings (assessments of the cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurological, and skin systems and inspection of the injection site) is presented.
8 secondary outcomes
Six Symptom Responses During Ethanol Interactions Assessments (EIAs)
Time frame: Day -1 (baseline), Day 14, Day 28, Day 42, Day 56, Day 70, Day 84, Day 112, Day 140 and Day 168
AUC0-last: Area Under the Plasma Concentration Curve From Time Zero to the Last Quantifiable Concentration of DCR-AUD
Time frame: Day 1, Day 29 and Day 57
Cmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration of DCR-AUD
Time frame: Day 1, Day 29 and Day 57
Tmax: Time to Reach the Maximum Plasma Concentration of DCR-AUD (Cmax)
Time frame: Day 1, Day 29 and Day 57
Cmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration of Acetaldehyde
Time frame: Day -1 (baseline), Day 14, Day 28, Day 42, Day 56, Day 70, Day 84, Day 112, Day 140 and Day 168
AUC0-4: Area Under the Concentration Time Curve From Time 0 to Fixed Time 4 of Acetaldehyde
Time frame: Day -1, Day 14, Day 28, Day 42, Day 56, Day 70, Day 84, Day 112, Day 140 and Day 168
Change From Baseline in Heart Rate
Time frame: Baseline, Day 169
Change From Baseline in Facial Skin Temperature
Time frame: Baseline, Day 169
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Jan 2026.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
John Hanrahan, MD, MPH study director
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Novo Nordisk company
Lev G. Gertsik, MD principal investigator
Parexel
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing DCR-AUD in people with Alcohol Use Disorder, run by Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Novo Nordisk company at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 17 inclusion and 18 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 3 Jan 2025). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) (time frame: From Day 1 up to 24 Weeks). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Jan 2026.