Antecedent Picky Eating Behaviour in Young Children

Completed

• Conditions: Child Rearing; Eating Behavior; Parent-Child Relations; Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood; Child Behavior; Parenting
• Interventions: Other: None - observational

• Registration Number: NCT03407391
• Lead Sponsor: University of Bristol

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 1991-04-01
• Primary Completion: 1995-12-01
• Study Completion: 1995-12-01
• Status Verified: 2018-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-01-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-01-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-01-22
• Study First Posted: 2018-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6608

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Picky eater	None - observational	Identified as a very picky eater from parental questionnaire
Not a picky eater	None - observational	Identified as not a picky eater from parental questionnaire
Somewhat picky eater	None - observational	Identified as a somewhat picky eater from parental questionnaire

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Being a very picky eater or not at age 3 years	Age 3 years	Parent/caregiver answers 'yes, very' or 'no' to question on picky eating in questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Being a somewhat picky eater at age 3 years	Age 3 years	Parent/caregiver answers 'somewhat' to question on picky eating in questionnaire