Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Framing Messages for Smoking Cessation With Buproprion
Brief Summary: This is a randomized study of message framing in individuals beginning a smoking cessation program utilizing bupropion SR and brief counseling, videos, and pamphlets.


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A: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Smokes 10 or more cigarettes/day over the past year AND ≥ 5 cigarettes/day within the past week
* Planning to stop smoking in 4-6 weeks
* Member of Group Health Cooperative (GHC) and planning to stay enrolled for the next 6 months
* Eligible for the Free \& Clear program
* Enrolled in the COMPASS study using bupropion hydrochloride medication
* No prior participation in GHC's Free \& Clear smoking cessation program within the past 6 months

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* In good general health
* Sufficient verbal and written English
* Dependable access to a telephone and the Internet
* Not currently drinking ≥ 14 alcoholic drinks per week and/or binge drinking ≥ 2 times in the past month
* Not pregnant or nursing
* No plan to become pregnant
* No severe chronic heart disease (e.g, myocardial infarction within the past 3 months)
* No severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that ever required hospitalization or oxygen treatment
* No diagnosis of or treatment for a psychotic disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or mania)
* Not having certain kidney problems

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
* No concurrent use of medications contraindicated with bupropion hydrochloride or known to lower seizure threshold (e.g., antidepressant, antipsychotic, monamine oxidase inhibitor, or protease inhibitor)
* No concurrent use of recreational or street drugs
* No concurrent use of bupropion hydrochloride or nicotine replacement therapy
* No concurrent cimetidine, metformin, phenformin, pindolol, procainamide
* Not on dialysis
B: Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant or nursing women, or women of child-bearing potential who are not using an adequate method of contraception
* Psychiatric illnesses requiring psychotropic medications (i.e., psychosis, major depression, mania), or the presence of suicidality or homocidality
* Current use of nicotine replacement therapies (i.e., nicotine patch, gum, or lozenges, nasal spray, or inhaler), bupropion (Zyban, Wellbutrin), or marijuana or current participation in another smoking cessation treatment
* Presence of unstable medical conditions (i.e., cardiac, hepatic, renal disease, diabetes mellitus) that would make a trial of bupropion SR hazardous
* Have taken monoamine oxidase inhibitors or metoprolol succinate within the past six weeks
* History of anorexia nervosa or bulimia
* Previous hypersensitivity to bupropion
* History of alcohol or other drug dependence in the past one year
* History of seizure disorder of any etiology (i.e., brain tumor, traumatic brain injury, substance-induced seizures, etc.)
* Any finding that in the view of the principal investigator would compromise the subject's ability to fulfill the protocol visit schedule and visit requirements or put the subject at risk
* Sharing home or work environment with current or past participant
* No couples or participants who see each other every day
C: 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.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Smokers seeking treatment
* Aged 18 and over
* Consenting to take part in the trial

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant or breastfeeding
* End-stage renal disease
* Unable to fill in questionnaires in English
* Previous allergy to Varenicline
* Previous allergy to Nicotine Patches Previous allergy to varenicline

Answer: B