Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Phase 4 12-week, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study Evaluating The Safety And Efficacy Of Varenicline Tartrate (CP-526,555) 1mg BID For Smoking Cessation In Subjects With Depression
Brief Summary: Patients with depression tend to have a higher prevalence of smoking as well as increased severity of nicotine dependence. Phase 2 and Phase 3 varenicline clinical trials that demonstrated its efficacy and tolerability have not included subjects with depression. This smoking cessation study focuses on the depressed population and will assess the efficacy and safety of varenicline.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* currently smoking at least 15 cigarettes daily
* in good health
* able to read and speak English fluently
* have a home telephone and plan to reside in Western New York for 6 months
* willing to make quit attempt
* signed informed consent
* who planned quit attempt.

Exclusion Criteria:

* serious medical condition
* depression or mental health condition requiring treatment in the past year
* history of panic disorder, psychosis, bipolar disorder
* alcohol or drug abuse in the past year
* use of tobacco products other than cigarettes
* current use of other cessation pharmacotherapies
* pregnancy/planned pregnancy.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female cigarette smokers, 18-75 years, motivated to stop smoking and considered suitable for a smoking cessation attempt
* Smoked an average of at least 10 cigarettes per day during past year and over past month, and exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) \> 10 ppm at screening
* Current or past diagnosis of MDD without psychotic features, either single or recurrent, using DSM IV TR based on clinical assessment and confirmed by SCID and at least one of the following:
* On stable antidepressant treatment for MDD (stable dose for at least 2 months)
* Major depressive episode, using DSM IV TR, in the past 2 years successfully treated

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current or past diagnosis of dementia, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or other psychotic disorder, bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder.
* Subjects with antisocial, schizotypal, or any other personality disorder severe enough to compromise the subject's ability to comply with the study requirements..
* Current use of either bupropion or nortryptiline.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Have a diagnosis (using the SCID-I/P at screening visit) of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and judged to be stable (without hospitalization or acute exacerbation and functioning in society) on psychiatric treatment for at least the past 6 month.
* Current cigarette smokers (at least 15/day during the past year with no period of abstinence greater than 3 months in the past year) male or female, between the ages of 18 and 75 inclusive, who are motivated to stop smoking.
* Score 7 or higher on the Contemplation Ladder at the Screening, Week -1, and Baseline Visits.

Exclusion Criteria:

* PANSS score \>70 at Screen or Baseline Visit.
* Subjects hospitalized within the past six months due to suicidal ideation or suicidal behavior or subjects considered to have serious suicidal ideation or suicidal behavior within the past six moth.
* Subjects having active suicidal ideation or behavior identified at Screen, Week -1, or Baseline Visit.
* Subjects taking Bupropion.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-65 years old
* smoked an average of at least 10 cigarettes per day for three cumulative years of a brand that delivers (by Federal Trade Commission rated yields) at least 0.5mg nicotine
* expired carbon monoxide reading of at least 15ppm
* express a desire to quit smoking in the next 30 days

Exclusion Criteria:

* Hypertension (systolic \>140 mm Hg, diastolic \>100 mm Hg, coupled with a history of hypertension); subjects with no previous diagnosis of hypertension may have a screening blood pressure up to 160/100.
* Hypotension (systolic \<90 mm Hg, diastolic \<60 mm Hg).
* Participants with a history of hypertension may, however, be allowed to participate in the study if the study physician or physician assistant determines that the condition is stable, controlled by medication, and in no way jeopardizes the individual's safety.
* Coronary heart disease;
* Lifetime history of heart attack;
* Cardiac rhythm disorder (irregular heart rhythm);
* Chest pains (unless history, exam, and ECG clearly indicate a non-cardiac source);
* Cardiac (heart) disorder (including but not limited to valvular heart disease, heart murmur, heart failure);
* History of skin allergy;
* Active skin disorder (e.g., psoriasis) within the last five years, except minor skin conditions (including but not limited to facial acne, minor localized infections, and superficial minor wounds);
* Liver or kidney disorder (except kidney stones, gallstones);
* Gastrointestinal problems or disease other than gastroesophageal reflux or heartburn;
* Active ulcers in the past 30 days;
* Lung disorder (including but not limited to Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and asthma);
* Brain abnormality (including but not limited to stroke, brain tumor, and seizure disorder);
* History of migraine headaches in the past 5 years;
* History of fainting;
* Problems giving blood samples;
* Diabetes treated with insulin; non-insulin treated diabetes (unless glucose is less than 180mg/dcl and HbA1c is less than 7%);
* Current cancer or treatment for cancer in the past six months (except basal or squamous cell skin cancer);
* Other major medical condition;
* Current psychiatric disease (with the exception of anxiety disorders, Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and ADHD);
* Suicidal ideation (within the past 10 years) or lifetime occurrence of attempted suicide;
* Current depression - The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) for Depression will be used to screen for current (within 2 weeks) depression. Potential subjects who score \>9 (or who score \>0 on item #9 ("Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way") will be excluded from study participation, and, at the discretion of the study physician, referred to appropriate psychiatric treatment;
* Bulimia or anorexia;
* Pregnant or nursing mothers;
* Use (within the past 30 days) of:
* Illegal drugs (or if the urine drug screen is positive),
* Experimental (investigational) drugs;
* Psychiatric medications including antidepressants, anti-psychotics or any other medications that are known to affect smoking cessation (e.g. clonidine);
* Opiate medications for pain or sleep (non-opiate medication for pain or sleep will be allowed)
* Smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff), cigars or pipes;
* Wellbutrin, bupropion, Zyban, Chantix, nicotine replacement therapy or any other smoking cessation aid.
* Alcohol abuse - The AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) questionnaire will be used to assess alcohol abuse. Potential participants will be asked the first two questions on the AUDIT questionnaire during the phone screen. If the person scores "4" on both questions, a screening appointment will not be scheduled. During the screening session the entire AUDIT questionnaire will be administered. Females who score greater than or equal to 13 and males who score greater than or equal to 15 will be excluded from the study.
* Significant adverse reaction to Wellbutrin / Zyban or Chantix / Varenicline in the past

Answer: B