Intensive Cancer Screening After Cryptogenic Stroke

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Occult Cancer
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Diagnostic
Participants needed
45 (estimated)
Sponsor
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute · Other
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About This Trial
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 co…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * 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 st…
Contacts

Dariush Dowlatshahi, MD PhD

613-798-5555

ddowlat@toh.ca

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Deborah Siegal, MD

613-737-8899

dsiegal@toh.ca

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