Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Efficacy of Varenicline for Smokeless Tobacco Use in India
Brief Summary: This study, based in India, is testing the efficacy of varenicline to help smokeless tobacco users with cessation efforts.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Current cigarette smokers, male and female, aged between 18-75 years (both limits inclusive), and who are motivated to stop smoking.
2. Have smoked on average at least 10 cigarettes per day during past year and during the month prior to screening, and no period of abstinence greater than 3 months in the past year.
3. Women of child-bearing potential (WCBP) may be included provided they are not pregnant, not nursing, and meet all of the following criteria:

   * instructed and agree to avoid pregnancy through 30 days after the last dose of study medication
   * negative screening test (beta-HCG) at screening
   * agree to use at least one birth control method (oral contraceptive, IUD, implantable or injectable contraceptive for at least 1 month prior to entering the study and will continue its use through at least 30 days after the last dose of study medication, or use a barrier method of contraception (p.e.condom, diaphragm with spermicide) while participating in the study through at least 30 days after the last dose of study medication; or abstinence.
4. Patients must have no serious or unstable disease in the past 6 months.
5. Patients must be able to be outpatients, to be assessed in a clinical setting, and be able and willing to comply with all study visits during the treatment and non-treatment periods.
6. Only one subject per household may participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients currently suffering from depression or who have been diagnosed with depression or treated with anti-depressants within the past 12 months.
2. Patients with a past of present history of psychosis, panic disorder, or bipolar disorder.
3. Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
4. Patients with clinically significant cardiovascular disease in the past 6 months. such as myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), severe or unstable angina, serious arrhythmia, and clinically significant ECG conduction abnormalities.
5. Patients with uncontrolled hypertension or a systolic blood pressure greater than 150mmHg or as diastolic pressure greater than 95mmHg at screening or baseline.
6. Patients with clinically significant neurological disorders or cerebrovascular diseases (for example, stroke, transient ischemic attack, etc.) in the past 6 months.
7. Patients with a history of clinically significant endocrine disorders or gastrointestinal diseases, including insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, uncontrolled hyperthyroidism, and active peptic ulcer.
8. Patients with clinically significant hepatic or renal impairment or other clinically significant abnormal laboratory test values.
9. Patients with a history of cancer (cured basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin allowed).
10. Patients with a history of clinically significant allergic reactions to drugs (for example, severe cutaneous and/or systemic allergic reactions).
11. Patients with a history of drug (except nicotine) or alcohol abuse or dependence within the past 12 months.
12. Patients with a body mass index (BMI) less than 15 or greater than 38 when wearing indoor clothing without shoes. No subject will be enrolled with a weight less than 45.5kg (100 pounds).
13. Patients previously enrolled in a study that included varenicline.
14. Patients having used nicotine replacement therapy within the last 6 months.
15. Patients taking another investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before the Baseline visit or within 30 days of study completion.
16. Use of prohibited medications: any antidepressants, including bupropion; antipsychotic agents; mood stabilizers; naltrexone; steroids (inhaled and topical steroids are permitted); insulin.
17. Patients who do not agree to completely abstain from using non-cigarette tobacco products (including for example, pipe tobacco, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, etc.) or marijuana during study participation.
18. Patients who intend to donate blood or blood components while receiving study drug or within 1 month of the completion of the study treatment.
19. Patients unable/or unlikely to comprehend and follow the study protocol, including patients unable and/or unwilling to participate in the non-treatment follow-up. Patients who, in the investigator's opinion, will be unlikely to commit to a 6 month-long study.
20. Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or investigational product administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the subject inappropriate for entry into this study.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* males and females
* over age 18
* used smokeless tobacco every day for the past year (confirmed with urinary cotinine)
* residing within 100km of New Dehli for the next 4 months
* interested in quitting use of smokeless tobacco.

Exclusion Criteria:

* currently enrolled or plan to enroll in another tobacco cessation program in the next 4 months
* plan to use other smoking cessation treatments in the next 4 months
* smoke cigarettes
* have current substance abuse (e.g., opioids, cocaine, marijuana) verified by urine drug screen
* have current (last 6-months) alcohol consumption that exceeds 25 standard drinks/week (if past abuse, must be symptom free for ≥ the past 12 months)
* Current use or discontinuation within last 14 days of:

  1. smoking cessation medications (bupropion, Varenicline, NRT);
  2. antipsychotics, atypicals, mood-stabilizers, anti-depressants (tricyclics, SSRIs, MAOIs), anti-panic agents, anti-obsessive agents, anti-anxiety agents, stimulants;
  3. Anti-coagulants;
  4. Daily medication for asthma or diabetes (eligible with physician approval);
* are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or lactating
* have a history or current diagnosis of psychosis, general anxiety disorder,bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia
* have a current diagnosis of depression (if past diagnosis, must be symptom free for ≥ the past 12 months)
* have an allergy to Varenicline
* ever contemplated or attempted suicide
* have serious/unstable disease within the past 6 months (e.g., cancer \[but melanoma\], heart disease, HIV/AIDS)
* have a history of epilepsy or seizure disorder
* have a history or diagnosis within the last 6 months of abnormal rhythms and/or tachycardia (\>100 beats/minute)
* have a history or current diagnosis of COPD; cardiovascular disease (stroke, angina); heart attack in the last 6 months; and/or uncontrolled hypertension (SBP\>150 or DBP\>90)16)
* have a history of kidney or liver failure
* have any medical condition or medication that could compromise safety as determined by a study physician
* cannot provide informed consent or complete the study tasks as determined by the Principal Investigator or study physician.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Smoke at least 10 cigarettes per day
* Report concern about cessation-related weight gain
* Motivated to quit smoking

Exclusion Criteria:

* Currently pregnant, lactating, or no medically approved method of contraception
* Major medical problem
* History of seizure disorder or head injury
* Current or historical psychosis or bipolar disorder
* History of alcohol or substance abuse within previous year
* Current or historical eating disorder
* Use of antidepressant medication, monoamine oxidase inhibitor or lithium with previous month
* Multiple Drug Allergies
* Current major depressive disorder
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* \>18 years old,
* had smoked \>1 cigarette in the past month,
* were admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute cardiovascular disease (see below)
* had an expected hospital stay of \>24 hours.

Eligible admission diagnoses included (1) acute ischemic coronary heart disease (MI or unstable angina), (2) coronary artery bypass graft surgery, or (3) other cardiovascular conditions (congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, valvular heart disease, or atherosclerotic disease of the aorta, carotid, renal or peripheral arteries) in subjects with documented coronary artery disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

* not willing to consider smoking cessation after discharge,
* a contraindication to bupropion (seizure disorder, monoamine oxidase inhibitor use, history of anorexia nervosa or bulimia, bupropion allergy)
* a condition that increased the risk of seizure (e.g., serious head trauma with loss of consciousness
* uncontrolled hypertension (BP \>160/100) in hospital
* heavy alcohol use (\>3 drinks/day) or binge drinking (\>6 drinks for males or \>5 drinks for females) at least monthly
* renal insufficiency (serum creatinine \>2.0 mg/dl),
* severe hepatic disease
* severe depression or severe cognitive impairment or psychosis
* life expectancy of \<12 months,
* illegal drug use in the past 6 months
* bupropion use in the past month
* non-English speaking
* no telephone
* residence outside a defined geographic area.

Answer: B