Baby EATS Study (Babies’ eating and allergen timing study)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Food AllergyInflammatory and Immune System - Allergies
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
we will recruit parents able to give informed consent, of term infants aged 0 to 6 months of age who have not yet started solid foods
Exclusion Criteria
Parents of infants who have known major congenital abnormalities or health issues that could significantly affect feeding behaviour.
Parents of infants with IgE mediated food allergies diagnosed prior to study enrollment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome will be inclusion of egg in the infant's diet, as assessed by a food frequency questionnaire [at 12 months of age.];The second primary outcome will be inclusion of peanut in the infant's diet as assessed by a food frequency questionnaire [at 12 months of age.];The third primary outcome will be inclusion of wheat in the infant's diet as assessed by a food frequency questionnaire [at 12 months of age.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Infantile diagnosis of eczema as assessed by standard International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire[at 12 months of age];Infantile history of IgE and non IgE mediated food allergy as assessed by standardised questionnaire developed specifically for this study.[at 12 months of age];Frequency of inclusion of common allergens (egg, peanut and wheat) in the diet as assessed by food frequency questionnaire[at 12 months of age];Parental reasons for not including common allergens (egg, peanut and wheat) in babies diets as assessed by standardised questionnaire developed specifically for this study.[at 12 months of age]