Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: An International, Seven-week, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Two Parallel Group Study to Assess the Efficacy of Dianicline 40 mg Bid as an Aid to Smoking Cessation in Cigarette Smokers
Brief Summary: The primary study objective is to demonstrate the efficacy of dianicline as an aid to smoking cessation in cigarette smokers. The main secondary objectives are to assess the: craving for cigarettes, nicotine withdrawal symptoms, and safety of dianicline.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18-75 years old
* Reports smoking at least 10 cigarettes per day AND provides a urine sample that tests positive for nicotine metabolites at intake
* Contemplating a smoking cessation attempt in the near future
* Willing to engage in a practice quit attempt during which they will be asked to smoke on one occasion
* Able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Currently meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) criteria for depression, bi-polar disorder, or schizophrenia
* History of attempted suicide or expresses any current suicidal ideation
* Pregnant, breast feeding, or planning to become pregnant within the next 3 months
* Reports desire for immediate treatment of tobacco/nicotine dependence
* Severe impairment of renal function indicated by Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) less than 30 ml/min calculated using the Cockcroft and Gault prediction method (plasma creatinine adjusted by weight, gender, and age)
B: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Type 2 diabetic patients (≤ 75 years of age) who are regular smokers (≥10 cigs/day during the past year, with no period of abstinence greater than three months in the past year) and willing to quit.
2. Females of non childbearing potential (surgically sterilized or at least 2 years postmenopausal) who are not nursing may be included. Females of childbearing potential may be included provided that they are not pregnant, not nursing, and are practicing effective contraception.
3. Subjects must be able to be outpatients and be assessed in a clinic setting.
4. Participating subjects must be able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects currently or within the past 12 months requiring treatment for depression. Subjects with a past or present history of panic disorder, psychosis, or bipolar disorder;
2. Subjects with a current or recent (within the past 12 months) history of alcoholism;
3. Subjects with a requirement to use other medications during the study that might interfere with the evaluation of the study drug (e.g., nicotine replacement therapy);
4. Subjects with a body mass index (BMI) less than 15 or greater than 38, wearing indoor clothing without shoes and determined using the Body Mass Index (BMI);
5. Subjects with evidence or history of clinically significant allergic (except for seasonal allergies at time of dosing), endocrine, gastrointestinal, hematological, hepatic, neurologic, pulmonary, or renal disease or a history of cancer (excluding treated basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma). Exceptions to this exclusion may include subjects with a history of mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and stable thyroid disease.
6. Subjects with a history of clinically significant cardiovascular disease. In addition, subjects with uncontrolled hypertension or a screening or baseline systolic blood pressure greater than 160 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 95 mm Hg will be excluded.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Outpatients, over legal age, smoking at least 10 cigarettes/day as a mean within the 2 months preceding the screening visit.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who have taken an investigational drug within the past six months prior to the screening visit.
* Patients who had a previous quit attempt (= or \>1 day with the aid of pharmacological adjunct) in the previous three months (before screening).
* Patients who have smoked or consumed non-tobacco cigarettes or any form of tobacco product (other than cigarettes such as cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco, etc) more than 3 times within the 3 months preceding the screening visit.
* Patients who currently present with (based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition \[DSM-IV\]):

  * Psychotic disorder
  * Major depressive episode
* Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
* Women of childbearing potential not protected by effective contraceptive method of birth control and/or who are unwilling or unable to be tested for pregnancy. Medically acceptable methods of birth control for this study include approved hormonal contraceptive medications or devices, approved intra-uterine contraceptive devices, use of two combined barrier methods.
* Patients who have suffered from a myocardial infarction, unstable angina or other major cardiovascular event within the past week prior to screening.
* Patients who have a history of multiple allergic reactions to medications in two drug classes.
* Patients who have QTcF \> 500 ms on the electrocardiogram (ECG).
* Patients with mild, moderate or severe renal impairment.
* Patients who have an abnormal laboratory test of potential clinical significance at screening.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male and female cigarette smokers over the age of 18 years who are not willing/able to quit smoking within the next month but who are willing to attempt to reduce their smoking to work toward a quit attempt within the next 3 months.
* Subjects must have smoked an average of at least 10 cigarettes per day during the past year and during the month prior to the screening visit, with no continuous period of abstinence greater than 3 months in the past year and who have an exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) \>10 ppm at screening.
* Subjects with mild to moderate depression or anxiety may be included if their condition is stable.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects with a history of a suicide attempt or any suicidal behavior in the past two years.
* Subjects with severe depression or anxiety.
* Subjects with psychosis, panic disorder, bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or schizophrenia.
* Subjects with alcohol or substance abuse or dependence (except nicotine) unless in full remission for at least 12 months.

Answer: C