Antecedent Picky Eating Behaviour in Young Children

Antecedents of Picky Eating Behaviour in Young Children

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03407391

Enrollment

6608

Registered

2018-01-23

Start date

1991-04-01

Completion date

1995-12-01

Last updated

2018-01-23

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Conditions

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

Keywords

Picky eater, Fussy eater, Faddy eater, Nutrition

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.

Interventions

OTHERNone - observational

No intervention - observational only

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

3 Years to 3 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
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

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

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026