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:

* 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.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Subjects must have smoked an average of at least 15 cigarettes per day during the past year and over the month prior to the screening visit, with no period of abstinence greater than 3 months in the past year.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects with clinically significant cardiovascular disease in the past 6 months.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Subjects must have smoked on average of at least ten cigarettes per day during the past year
* Subjects must have no period of abstinence greater than three months in the past year

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects with any history of cardiovascular disease
* Myocardial infarction
* Significant arrhythmias
* Poorly controlled hypertension
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Outpatients over the legal age smoking at least 10 cigarettes per day for at least 2 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* Insufficient level of motivation
* Another participant in the household
* Patients with current psychotic disorder or major depressive disorder

The investigator will evaluate whether there are other reasons why a patient may not participate.

Answer: A