Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Randomized Double-blind Trial of Two Parallel Groups Design to Evaluate the Efficacy of Smoking Cessation With Combined (Varenicline Plus Nicotine Patches) Versus Monotherapy (Varenicline Plus Placebo Patches)
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of smoking cessation by using varenicline as monotherapy (VRN + placebo patches) or combined therapy (VRN + nicotine patches).


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Subjects will be current cigarette smokers who have smoked an average of at least 10 cigarettes per day during the past year and during the month prior to the screening visit.
* mild to moderate COPD confirmed by spirometry
* Subjects must have a clinical diagnosis of COPD.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects who have made a serious attempt to quit smoking in the past 3 months.
* Subjects who have been previously randomized in a study that has included varenicline.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Aged 18 to 65 years old
* Smoking 20 or more cigarettes per day
* Wants to stop smoking(seeking treatment)
* No period of smoking abstinence longer than 3 months in the past year
* Be able to give informed consent to participate
* Complete the study questionnaires
* Female smokers will be eligible providing they are not breastfeeding, pregnant (negative pregnancy test) or at risk of becoming pregnant

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous use of nicotine transdermal patches or varenicline (VRN) in the last 6 months
* Cigar, pipe and oral tobacco users who do not smoke 20 or more cigarettes per day
* Those who meet the criteria contra-indicating nicotine patches or VRN use, as described in the Summaries Product Characteristics
* Those with previous severe adverse reactions to nicotine patch or to VRN
* Those currently taking either medication for smoking cessation that they are unwilling to stop or taking medication with a known influence on smoking cessation that they should not stop (e.g. nortriptyline for depression)
* Those who are non-Spanish neither Catalan speakers
* Those deemed unsuitable for the study by their smoking cessation physicians; -- Unstable diseases within the previous 6 months
* Diagnoses of or treatment for major depression last 6 months or psychotic disorder; or drug or alcohol dependence within the previous 12 months
* Skin disorders that cause a difficulty of nicotine absorption by patches as Psoriases as well as general dermatitis
* Clinically significant renal or hepatic impairment or dysfunction
* Pregnant or breast-feeding women
* women who do not use neither want to use any effective anticonceptive method.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants must have stable, documented cardiovascular disease (including at least one of the following diagnosed \> 2 months prior to the Screening visit - angina, myocardial infarction (MI), revascularization, transient ischemic attack (TIA), and peripheral vascular disease (PVD).
* Participants that smoke \> 10 cigarettes / day.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants with unstable cardiovascular disease
* Cardiovascular events in the past 2 months
* Moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Males and females between 18 and 55 years old will be eligible for this study. Females must not be pregnant as determined by pregnancy screening, nor breast feeding, and must be using acceptable birth control methods during study participation.
* Current opioid dependence as evidenced by documentation of prior treatment for opioid dependence or signs of withdrawal, self-reported history of opioid dependence for consecutive 12 month period and a positive urine for opiates.
* Subjects must fulfill Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria for opioid dependence.
* Subjects must have a history of cocaine use, with a reported street cocaine use of a minimum of 1/2 gram during the preceding 30 days.
* Subjects must meet DSM-IV criteria for cocaine dependence or abuse, and have laboratory confirmation of recent cocaine use (positive urine for cocaine) during the month prior to study entry.
* Subjects must be treatment-seekers for opioid and cocaine use.
* Subjects must have smoked at least 10 cigarette per day for at least one year. Varenicline's safety has only been studied in smokers.

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of heart disease, left ventricular hypertrophy, ischemic ECG changes, chest pain, arrhythmia, hypertension.
* History of severe renal or hepatic diseases.
* History of psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar or major depressive disorder.
* History of seizure disorder.
* Current diagnosis of alcohol, benzodiazepine and other drug abuse or dependence (other than opiates, cocaine, and nicotine).
* Current use of over-the-counter or prescription psychoactive drugs (antidepressant, anxiolytics, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, psychostimulants).
* Liver function tests (ALT or AST) greater than 3 times normal.
* Known allergy to varenicline or methadone.

Answer: B