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. 2015 Aug 29;16:385. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0858-z

Table 2.

Eligibility criteria for participants

Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
• Currently homelessa • Participation in previous PTQ study
• Smoke ≥1 cigarette/day in previous 7 days • Use of smoking cessation medications or interventions in previous 30 days
• Smoked ≥100 cigarettes in lifetime • Unstable medical illness that requires immediate medical care
• AUDIT score ≥7 • AUDIT score <7
• Aged 18 years or older • Pregnancy or other NRT contraindications
• Willing to attend study sessions and follow other study protocols • Current history, or in past 6 months, of psychotic disorder or major depressive disorders and not stable on treatment for past 3 monthsb
• Cognitive impairmentc

AUDIT Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, NRT nicotine replacement therapy, PTQ Power to Quit

aWe will use the definition in the Stewart B. McKinney Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1987

bThis determination will be made by the study psychiatrist

cWe will use the Mini Mental State Examination to make this determination