Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A 12-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Trial With 40-Week Follow-Up Evaluating The Safety And Efficacy Of Varenicline Tartrate For Smoking Cessation In Patients With Mild-To-Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Brief Summary: This study is to be conducted in subjects with mild-to-moderate COPD who are cigarette smokers with the intent of demonstrating differences in smoking cessation between varenicline and placebo.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being a veteran
* 18 + years of age
* Smoke cigarettes on at least a daily basis
* Receive primary care from the Iowa City VAMC or Coralville Clinic
* Live in a non-metropolitan area (based on RUCA codes)
* Be willing to make a quit attempt in the next 30 days
* Be capable of providing informed consent
* Have access to a telephone (land line or cell phone)
* Have a stable residence

Exclusion Criteria:

* Planning to move within the next 12 months
* Presence of a terminal illness
* Pregnancy
* Unstable psychiatric disorder (e.g., acute psychosis)
* Currently pregnant
* Incarcerated
* Institutionalized
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Vitality beneficiary
* 18 years or older
* reported and/or tested positive for being a smoker
* all participants will be able to opt-out of this program.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants who express wanting to opt-out of this program will be un-enrolled and excluded
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Subjects will be current cigarette smokers who have smoked an average of at least 10 cigarettes per day during the past year and during the month prior to the screening visit.
* mild to moderate COPD confirmed by spirometry
* Subjects must have a clinical diagnosis of COPD.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects who have made a serious attempt to quit smoking in the past 3 months.
* Subjects who have been previously randomized in a study that has included varenicline.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subject is at least 18 years of age;
2. Subject has provide written informed consent;
3. Subject is smoking greater than or equal to 10 cigarettes per day for at least 6 months;

3) Subject is able to complete all study visits 4) Subject is in good health as determined by the investigator 5) Subject has the ability to participate fully in all aspects of the study and keep scheduled appointments 6) Subject is motivated to stop smoking.

Exclusion Criteria:

Female and were pregnant, lactating or likely to become pregnant during the trial and not able nor willing to use contraception or had:

1. an unstable medical condition;
2. another household member participating in the study;
3. bupropion or varenicline allergy;
4. current use (previous 30 days) of a tobacco dependence treatment and unable or unwilling to discontinue use;
5. an unstable medical condition or unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or coronary angioplasty (past 3 months) or an untreated cardiac dysrhythmia;
6. a history of renal failure or were on renal dialysis;
7. a history of seizures;
8. as defined by the C-SSRS (Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale), current non-specific suicidal thoughts or lifetime history of a suicidal attempt (defined as "potentially self-injurious act committed with at least some wish to die, as a result of act");
9. a history of closed head trauma associated with \> 30 minutes of loss of consciousness, amnesia, skull fracture, subdural hematoma, or brain contusion;
10. a history or psychosis, bipolar disorder, bulimia or anorexia nervosa;
11. current moderate or severe depression as assessed by a score of ≥ 20 on the Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition (BDI-II) 10;
12. active substance abuse other than nicotine;
13. current (past 14 days) use of an antipsychotic, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, or drugs known to interact with bupropion SR;
14. a recent dose change of their antidepressant (within last 3 months);
15. untreated hypertension or baseline systolic blood pressure \> 180 or diastolic \> 100;
16. current treatment with another investigational drug for tobacco dependence (previous 30 days); or
17. current use of bupropion or varenicline (previous 30 days).

Answer: C