NCT05733416

Brief Summary

The INCOGNITO Pilot Trial is a single centre pilot prospective randomized open-label blinded endpoint (PROBE) trial to assess the feasibility of a full-scale randomized trial to determine whether an occult cancer screening strategy of FDG PET/CT (F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission/computed tomography) in addition to usual care increases the number of occult cancers diagnosed after screening compared to usual care cancer screening alone in patients with cryptogenic stroke.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
45

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
8mo left

Started Sep 2023

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress80%
Sep 2023Jan 2027

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 28, 2023

Completed
20 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 17, 2023

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2023

Completed
3.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2027

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2027

Last Updated

July 31, 2025

Status Verified

July 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

3.3 years

First QC Date

January 28, 2023

Last Update Submit

July 29, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

cryptogenic stroke

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Participant Recruitment

    Number of participants recruited

    Over 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Eligibility Rate

    Over 12 months

  • Consent Rate

    Over 12 months

  • Retention Rate

    Over 24 months

  • Study Completion Rate

    Over 24 months

  • Adherence Rate

    Over 24 months

Other Outcomes (3)

  • Screening time frame

    Over 24 months

  • Reasons for participation

    Over 24 months

  • Usual care cancer screening strategies

    Over 24 months

Study Arms (2)

Intensive Cancer Screening

EXPERIMENTAL

Usual care plus FDG PET/CT

Diagnostic Test: FDG PET/CT

Usual Care

OTHER

Cancer screening according to sex, age and risk as per Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care)

Diagnostic Test: Usual Care

Interventions

FDG PET/CTDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission/computed tomography

Intensive Cancer Screening
Usual CareDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Cancer screening according to sex, age and risk as per Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care

Usual Care

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • adults ≥18 years
  • presenting to the Ottawa Hospital Stroke Prevention Clinic or the Ottawa Hospital Neurovascular Unit with a first cryptogenic ischemic stroke after advanced evaluation as per American Heart Association guidelines and Saver approach (maximum 3 months after stroke)
  • patient or delegate willing and able to provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

  • contraindications to FDG PET/CT (pregnancy or unable to lie still in bed for 20 minutes)
  • active cancer or previous cancer diagnosis (other than basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

The Ottawa Hospital

Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4E9, Canada

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Ischemic Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

StrokeCerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Dariush Dowlatshahi, MD PhD

    Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Dariush Dowlatshahi, MD PhD

CONTACT

Deborah Siegal, MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 28, 2023

First Posted

February 17, 2023

Study Start

September 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2027

Last Updated

July 31, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations