Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Nicotine Replacement Treatment for Pregnant Smokers
Brief Summary: Smoking during pregnancy is an important modifiable cause of poor pregnancy outcomes. Even with augmented behavioral interventions, smoking cessation rates in pregnancy trials rarely exceed 20%. These low quit rates may be due to inadequate treatment of the physical dependence on nicotine. Indeed, medications, which may help to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms, are a first-line treatment for smoking treatment in non-pregnant smokers. However, little information is available on the safety or efficacy of medications to treat pregnant smokers.

The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of 2 mg nicotine gum in promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy. The design is a randomized, placebo controlled trial where subjects are randomized to nicotine gum (6 weeks ad libitum use followed by a 6 week taper) or a matching placebo. Women who are doing well at the end of the trial will also be offered gum post-partum for relapse prevention.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient's gestational age is 26 weeks or less.
* Patient is at least 16 years of age.
* Patient is able to speak English or Spanish.
* Patient intends to carry to term.
* Patient has stable residence.
* Patient has smoked five or more cigarettes everyday for the past seven days.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Evidence that the patient is pregnant with a fetus with a known congenital abnormality.
* Unstable medical problems (i.e., hyperthyroidism, temporomandibular joint disorder, pre-eclampsia, threatened abortion, hyperemesis gravidarum)
* Multiple Gestation
* Unstable psychiatric disorder
* Current drug or alcohol abuse or dependence
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* smoking pregnant woman unable to quit smoking during the first 3 months of pregnancy
* smoking ≥ 5 cigaret/day despite standard medical advice and cognitive-behavioral counselling
* aged ≥ 18 years
* health insured
* motivated to stop smoking; motivation score ≥ 5 on a scale ranging from 0 to 10
* amenorrhea of 9 to 20 weeks
* having signed the written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* non-pregnant women
* men

Pregnant woman:

* who does not agree to use a nicotine or placebo patch
* with presence of chronic psychiatric comorbidity treated continuously by antidepressant, neuroleptic or anxiolytic
* with skin disorder contraindicating the use of a transdermal patch
* with known hypersensitivity to transdermal patch or to one of its constituents
* using other nicotine containing pharmaceutical products (gum, lozenge, inhaler, sublingual tablets)
* using other forms of tobacco than cigaret (cigaret, pipe or any form of smokeless tobacco)
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* smoking at least 5 cigarettes per day for the preceding 7 days
* previous attempt to quit smoking during pregnancy by self report
* 13-26 weeks gestation
* at least 16 years of age
* able to speak English or Spanish
* intent to carry pregnancy to term
* stable residence

Exclusion Criteria:

* current drug or alcohol abuse or dependence (other than methadone maintenance)
* twins or other multiple gestation
* unstable psychiatric disorder
* unstable medical problems (e.g., pre-eclampsia, threatened abortion, hyperemesis gravidarum)
* known congenital abnormality
D: * INCLUSION CRITERIA

At least 18 years of age

Resident of the District of Columbia or Greater Metropolitan Area

Minority Woman (Either African American or Hispanic)

No more than 30 weeks estimated gestational age

Able to read and speak English

Current cigarette smoker

Baseline saliva continine level equal to or exceeding 30 ng/ml

Expresses desire to quit smoking in this pregnancy

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

Currently participating in any other smoking cessation treatment program

Has the following conditions: heart disease, irregular heart beat, high blood pressure, diabetes, liver condition, kidney condition, stomach ulcer, asthma, chronic pulmonary disease, or skin condition

Currently being treated for psychiatric illness, alcoholism, or other drug addiction.

Answer: A