Safety And Efficacy Of 12 Weeks Of Varenicline For Smoking Cessation In Smokers With Depression

Percentage of participants who reported no use of nicotine-containing products by answering "No" to the nicotine use inventory (NUI) questions: 'Has the participant smoked cigarettes' and 'Has the participant used other nicotine-containing products' in the last 7 days (Week 9) or since last study visit (Week 9 through 12) confirmed by a measurement of an end-expiratory exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) measurement less than or equal to 10 parts per million (ppm).

Percentage of participants who remained abstinent from the period defined as start of the primary endpoint (Week 9) through Week 24 and the end of follow-up (Week 52) by reporting no use of nicotine-containing products confirmed by a measurement of an end-expiratory exhaled CO measurement less than or equal to 10 ppm.

Number of participants reporting no use of nicotine-containing products in the last 7 days confirmed by a measurement of an end-expiratory exhaled CO measurement less than or equal to 10 ppm.

Number of participants at Week 52 visit reporting no smoking and no use of other tobacco products in the last 4 weeks confirmed by a measurement of an end-expiratory exhaled CO measurement less than or equal to 10 ppm.

Adverse Event (AE):any untoward medical occurrence attributed to study drug in participant who received study drug.SAE:AE causing:death;initial/prolonged inpatient hospitalization;life-threatening experience(immediate risk of dying);persistent/significant disability/incapacity;congenital anomaly.Solicited AEs collected by semi-structured neuropsychiatric AEs interview inquiring about AEs:delusions,hallucinations,paranoia,psychosis,mania,panic,agitation,hostility,aggression,homicidal ideation. If participant had positive response,investigator determined if it met AE criteria.

CGI-I: 7-point clinician rated scale ranging from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse). Improvement from baseline is defined as a score of 1 (very much improved), 2 (much improved), or 3 (minimally improved) on the scale. Higher score = more affected

CGI-S: 7-point clinician rated scale to assess severity of participant's current illness state; range: 1 (normal - not ill at all) to 7 (among the most extremely ill patients). Higher score = more affected

Measures the overall severity of depressive symptoms. The MADRS has a 10-item checklist. Items are rated on a scale of 0-6, for a total score range of 0 (low severity of depressive symptoms) to 60 (high severity of depressive symptoms). Change: mean score at observation minus mean score at baseline.

HAM-A measures treatment-related changes in generalized anxiety symptoms; 14 item questionnaire scored 0 (not present) to 4 (very severe); possible range 0 to 56. Lower score indicates less affected. Change: mean score at observation minus mean score at baseline.

The BIS-11 is a self-administered 30 items questionnaire to assess measure of impulsivity. Items are scored on a 4-point scale ranging from 1 (rarely/never) to 4 (almost always/always). Total score range from 30 to 120. Barratt suggested that a total score of greater than or equal to 75 could indicate an impulse-control disorder, whereas a total score in the range of 70 to 75 could indicate pathological impulsivity.

C-SSRS assessed if participant experienced following: completed suicide (1), suicide attempt (2)(response of "Yes" on "actual attempt"), preparatory acts toward imminent suicidal behavior (3)("Yes" on "preparatory acts or behavior"), suicidal ideation (4)("Yes" on "wish to be dead", "non-specific active suicidal thoughts", "active suicidal ideation with methods without intent to act or some intent to act, without or with specific plan and intent), any suicidal behavior or ideation, self-injurious behavior (7)("Yes" on "Has participant engaged in non-suicidal self-injurious behavior").