Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Iuliu HaţieganuUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy: 8th - 13th December 2025, Cluj-Napoca.

Medicine and pharmacy reports · 2025 · PMID:41496885 · PMC12768402
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This clinical study evaluated the efficacy of self-administered acupuncture in reducing anxiety associated with mental stress among adults aged 19 to 49. Participants were divided into control and acupuncture groups, with assessments conducted using standardized scales for anxiety and depression as well as sleep quality metrics before and after a stressful task. The results indicated that acupuncture significantly reduced anxiety levels and improved sleep quality compared to the control group, with no significant differences observed between genders. This paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index.

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Intro

The vagus nerve regulates multiple systems, playing an important role in maintaining homeostasis. Literature shows that acupuncture (AC), through anatomical access to the vagus nerve, is a useful method in treating depression and anxiety.

Methods

In this clinical study were included subjects of both genders, aged 19–49 years, who complained of anxiety related to exposure to mental stress. Two groups were created, control (C), which did not receive AC and group that received AC (A). AC was self-administered for one week before mental stress, following instruction on its use. Mental stress consisted of solving difficult mental tasks. Assessment consisted of applying the Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), determining the total number of hours of sleep and the quality of sleep overnight. Evaluations were made before starting AC administration (T1), before the stressful event (T2), 24 hours after the stressful event (T3).

Results

AC significantly reduce anxiety in group A compared to group C, at T2 and T3. This was proved by both scales and the quality of sleep. There were no significant differences between genders.

Conclusions

AC self-administration may represent a promising therapeutic option in the management of emotional stress, by modulating anxiety in mental stress situations.

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