Cream may ease baby shot pain, study finds
Symptom relief
Completed
This study tested whether applying Emla cream (a numbing cream) before a routine pneumococcal vaccination reduces pain in 3-month-old babies. 72 healthy infants were randomly assigned to receive either Emla cream or a placebo cream. Pain was measured using a standard scale (FLACC…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Beatrice Olsson Duse • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated May 26, 2026 11:09 UTC