What this phase means
Phase 2: researchers already know a roughly safe dose (from phase 1). This stage asks whether the treatment actually helps the condition, and watches side effects more closely.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are VERVE-102, or Placebo. The registry lists allocation as randomized. This study wants to measure the change in bad cholesterol (LDL-C) with VERVE-102 compared to dummy treatment (placebo) in adults who have plaque buildup in their arteries or are at high risk of developing it.
They plan to enroll about 175 people at DeSoto. Taking part typically means taking a study drug (or dummy pill) plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of VERVE-102, a One-Time Dose Gene Editing Medicine, in Adults With or at High Risk for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Who Require Additional Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol (LDL-C) Lowering
Interventions: VERVE-102, Placebo
Primary outcome (registry wording): Percent Change from Baseline in LDL-C