Comparison of the Effect of DeKa-Titan Analgesic Bracelet with Placebo on Pain Control in Patients after Inguinal Hernia Surgery: A Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial

Reducing postoperative pain, especially in non-pharmacological ways, is always a medical challenge. For this purpose, the aim of this study was to Study of the Effect of Deka-Titan Bracelets on the Control of Pain in Patients after Inguinal Hernia Surgery.

In this clinical trial, 60 patients undergoing inguinal hernia surgery in Shahid Bahonar Hospital in Kerman in 2018, in two intervention and control groups, were studied. After educating the patients to evaluate their pain using Visual Analouge Scale (VAS), for the intervention group, Deka- Titan bracelet with signal transmission system from both sides of the spinal cord to the bracelet was used by two skin electrodes. For both groups, pethidine was used as an analgesic at the time of pain intensity. Pain was measured before surgery, postoperatively, 2 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours postoperatively. Data were analyzed using independent t-test.

The difference in pain scores between the intervention and control groups in 2nd hours (p = 0.242), 6th hours (p = 0.453), 12th hours (p = 0.387) and 24th hours after surgery (p = 0.533) Was not significant. Also, the amount of analgesia received between the two groups after surgery was not significantly different (p >0.05).

The use of Deka-Titan bracelet had no effect on reducing pain after inguinal hernia surgery.