Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:48 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:48 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00181818
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* \>18 years old,
* had smoked \>1 cigarette in the past month,
* were admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute cardiovascular disease (see below)
* had an expected hospital stay of \>24 hours.
Eligible admission diagnoses included (1) acute ischemic coronary heart disease (MI or unstable angina), (2) coronary artery bypass graft surgery, or (3) other cardiovascular conditions (congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, valvular heart disease, or atherosclerotic disease of the aorta, carotid, renal or peripheral arteries) in subjects with documented coronary artery disease.
Exclusion Criteria:
* not willing to consider smoking cessation after discharge,
* a contraindication to bupropion (seizure disorder, monoamine oxidase inhibitor use, history of anorexia nervosa or bulimia, bupropion allergy)
* a condition that increased the risk of seizure (e.g., serious head trauma with loss of consciousness
* uncontrolled hypertension (BP \>160/100) in hospital
* heavy alcohol use (\>3 drinks/day) or binge drinking (\>6 drinks for males or \>5 drinks for females) at least monthly
* renal insufficiency (serum creatinine \>2.0 mg/dl),
* severe hepatic disease
* severe depression or severe cognitive impairment or psychosis
* life expectancy of \<12 months,
* illegal drug use in the past 6 months
* bupropion use in the past month
* non-English speaking
* no telephone
* residence outside a defined geographic area.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00181818
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00181818