Antecedent Picky Eating Behaviour in Young Children

Parenting Clinical Trial

Official title:

Antecedents of Picky Eating Behaviour in Young Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03407391
• Other study ID #: ALSPAC
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 16, 2018
• Last updated: January 22, 2018
• Start date: April 1, 1991
• Est. completion date: December 1, 1995

Study information

• Verified date: January 2018
• Source: University of Bristol
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Picky eating behaviour in young children is a very common concern for parents. The aim of the study is to investigate factors during early life which are associated with a child becoming a picky eater.

Description:

Singleton children from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children will be studied prospectively (n=5758-6608). Parental-completion questionnaires will be used to define 'picky eating' status at age 3 years, and child and parental feeding behaviours and practices throughout the first 2 years of the child's life. Multinomial logistic regression models with 3 levels of picky eating status (not, somewhat and very picky) as the dependant variables will be used to test associations with antecedent variables, first assessing variables from pregnancy, and the first and second year of life, separately, then combining all significant variables in a final model.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 6608
• Est. completion date: December 1, 1995
• Est. primary completion date: December 1, 1995
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 3 Years to 3 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Child enrolled in ALSPAC, singleton, parent answered question on picky eating behaviour in questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

• Child not enrolled in ALSPAC, multiple, parent did not answer question on picky eating behaviour in questionnaire

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Child Behavior
• Child Rearing
• Eating Behavior
• Feeding and Eating Disorders
• Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood
• Parent-Child Relations
• Parenting

Intervention

Other:
• None - observational
No intervention - observational only

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Bristol	Medical Research Council, Nestlé, Wellcome Trust

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Being a very picky eater or not at age 3 years	Parent/caregiver answers 'yes, very' or 'no' to question on picky eating in questionnaire	Age 3 years
Secondary	Being a somewhat picky eater at age 3 years	Parent/caregiver answers 'somewhat' to question on picky eating in questionnaire	Age 3 years