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:

* MSK patients diagnosed with breast cancer or have a mass suspicious of breast cancer at the time of enrollment, as per clinician judgment or EMR;
* Self-reported current cigarette smoker (defined as daily smoking in the past seven days)
* Advised to quit smoking by their MSK physician and willing to receive smoking cessation counseling and treatment; as per self report
* Fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients less than 18 years of age because the safety and efficacy of varenicline have not yet been tested in children;
* Evidence of any known or suspected medical contraindications for use of varenicline (e.g., recent (within past two months) cardiovascular instability (including myocardial infarction or unstable angina; uncontrolled hypertension, significant neurological sequelae of cerebrovascular disease, or severe congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class III or IV), severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; uncontrolled gastrointestinal, hepatic, or endocrine disease; or severe renal impairment.
* Self-reported evidence of significant psychiatric history (e.g., schizophrenia, unstable bipolar disorder, panic disorder, untreated major depression) sufficient, in the investigators' judgment, to preclude participation in the clinical trial;
* Self-reported evidence of recent substance abuse or heavy alcohol use (\> 14 drinks weekly) in the last 6 months;
* Self-reported recent use (in the past 30 days) or planned use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or other FDA approved cessation pharmacotherapy (bupropion);
* Pre-menopausal women who are pregnant as per EMR
* Women who are breast-feeding as per self-report.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* smoking at least 10 cigarettes/day in the month prior to admission
* patient has been diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome (includes patients admitted for unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction), elective percutaneous coronary intervention, or coronary artery bypass surgery at any point in time
* motivated to stop smoking
* geographically available for follow-up visits (i.e., live within 1 hour of the study centre)

Exclusion Criteria:

* have been using NRT, Zyban (or Wellbutrin), and/or Champix for more than 72 hours
* have serious cardiac arrhythmias (e.g., tachycardia), vasospastic disease (e.g., Buerger's disease, Prinzmetal's variant angina)
* have severe renal impairment or are on dialysis
* unable to read and understand English
* patient is pregnant or breastfeeding or planning on becoming pregnant during the study period
D: Subject inclusion criteria

1. DSM IV-TR Bipolar I or II or Bipolar NOS Disorder
2. Ability to provide written informed consent
3. Male or Female patients, all races, ages 18 to 65 years inclusive
4. Negative serum pregnancy test for females of child-bearing potential. Patients must agree to one of the following birth control methods: an oral contraceptive agent, an intrauterine device (IUD), an implantable contraceptive (e.g., Norplant), or an injectable contraceptive (e.g., Depo Provera) 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 a barrier method of contraception, e.g., condom and/or diaphragm with spermicide while participating in the study through at least 30 days after the last dose of study medication or abstinence.
5. MADRS total scores ≤ 8 (past 4 weeks) (suicidal item, score ≤ 1, past 4 weeks).
6. Y-MRS scores ≤ 8 (past 4 weeks) irritability, speech content, disruptive, or aggressive behavior items score ≤ 3, past 4 weeks)
7. Stable doses of primary bipolar maintenance medication for at least 8 weeks prior to randomization
8. No psychiatric hospitalization or Emergency Room Visits for psychiatric issues in the 6-month period prior to randomization
9. No suicidal attempts or behavior history past 6 months
10. No aggressive or violent acts or behavior by history past 6 months

Subject exclusion criteria

1. Uncontrolled seizure disorders and other neurological disorders including Huntington's Chorea, Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and stroke (cerebrovascular accident, CVA).
2. Current alcohol or other substance abuse or dependence within the last 3 months (caffeine will be permitted, nicotine dependence is part of inclusion criteria), including a case-by-case evaluation of those who meet remission criteria and who are on long-term substance abuse and/or alcohol abuse treatment.
3. Female patients who are pregnant, lactating or likely to become pregnant in next 6 months
4. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, asthma, seizure disorder, uncontrolled hypertension, (uncontrolled hypertension is defined as Systolic BP \> 150 mm or Hg or diastolic BP \> 95 mm or Hg on 2 consecutive BP readings 15 minutes apart at the time of screening) or unstable medical illness. Moderate to severe renal disease - moderate renal failure is defined as serum Creatinine \>1.3 mg/dl in women and \> 1.5 mg/dl in men, at the time of screening.
5. Severe dizziness or fainting due to orthostatic blood pressure changes
6. Known hypersensitivity to varenicline
7. Current use of cimetidine
8. Current treatment with heparin, warfarin, or lidocaine
9. Comorbid psychiatric condition diagnosed within the last three months.

Subject smoking inclusion criteria

1. Score of 7 or greater on the Contemplation Ladder, and willing to pick a target quit date within the next 4 weeks.
2. Smoke \> 10 cigarettes per day.
3. Expired breath CO level \> 10 ppm at screening and randomization.
4. No use of smoking cessation medication and/or behavioral treatment for smoking cessation in the past three months.
5. No current use of any nicotine replacement treatment.
6. Not using any tobacco products other than cigarettes.
7. No current treatment for smoking cessation (hypnosis, acupuncture, others).
8. No current use or past treatment failure with varenicline.
9. No current treatment with bupropion for smoking cessation.

Answer: A