Maternal Control of the Child's Feeding, Child's Eating Behavior and Early Childhood Caries in Preschoolers

NCT06898918 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: 1315
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 208
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Dental caries in children is considered one of the most prevalent oral diseases of this age group, leading to significant manifestations presenting as pain, interference with feeding, higher risk of developing dental caries in both, primary and permanent dentition. Dietary practices, along with the presence of bacteria in the oral cavity have been shown to be inextricably linked to the presence of dental caries. The latest evidence has demonstrated that certain types of eating behavioral traits in children could influence the development of dental caries.

Conditions

Dental Caries in Children; Diet Habit; Dietary Exposure; Eating Behavior; Parent-Child Relations; Body Weight

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Early childhood caries

  Early childhood caries will be assessed using decayed, missing, and filled tooth index (dmft)

  January 2025 - June 2026

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Oral hygiene condition (oral debris)

  January 2025 - March 2027

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 5 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Mother-child pairs attending the Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University will be recruited and enrolled in the current study

You may qualify if:

• Egyptian mothers and preschool children pairs aging from 3-5 years old, and currently residing in Egypt.
• Mothers who live with the child in the same household

You may not qualify if:

• Participants who refuse to consent to participate in the study.
• Mothers with any medical health condition (physical or mental) that interferes with responding to the questionnaires.
• Children with special health care needs (mental or physical).
• Medically compromised children (Diabetic, renal problems, liver problems, respiratory problems…etc.) as their condition or the medications they consume might interfere with their oral health status.
• Children whose siblings have previously participated in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ain Shams University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University

Cairo, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Bonotto DV, Montes GR, Ferreira FM, Assuncao LRDS, Fraiz FC. Association of parental attitudes at mealtime and snack limits with the prevalence of untreated dental caries among preschool children. Appetite. 2017 Jan 1;108:450-455. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.11.007. Epub 2016 Nov 3.

  PMID: 27818303 BACKGROUND

• Mosli RH. Validation of the Child Feeding Questionnaire among Saudi pre-schoolers in Jeddah city. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Mar;23(4):599-608. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019002581. Epub 2019 Sep 13.

  PMID: 31516100 BACKGROUND

• Shqair AQ, Dos Santos Motta JV, da Silva RA, do Amaral PL, Goettems ML. Children's eating behaviour traits and dental caries. J Public Health Dent. 2022 Mar;82(2):186-193. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12449. Epub 2021 Mar 15.

  PMID: 33719035 BACKGROUND

• Birch LL, Fisher JO, Grimm-Thomas K, Markey CN, Sawyer R, Johnson SL. Confirmatory factor analysis of the Child Feeding Questionnaire: a measure of parental attitudes, beliefs and practices about child feeding and obesity proneness. Appetite. 2001 Jun;36(3):201-10. doi: 10.1006/appe.2001.0398.

  PMID: 11358344 BACKGROUND

• Al-Hamad AH, Al-Naseeb AM, Al-Assaf MS, Al-Obaid SA, Al-Abdulkarim BS, Olszewski PK. Preliminary Exploration of Obesity-Related Eating Behaviour Patterns in a Sample of Saudi Preschoolers Aged 2-6 Years through the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire. Nutrients. 2021 Nov 20;13(11):4156. doi: 10.3390/nu13114156.

  PMID: 34836411 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior; Body Weight

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Amira Badran, PhD

  Ain Shams University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Nagwa Khattab, PhD

  Ain Shams University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant lecturer of dental public health

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 21, 2025
• First Posted: March 27, 2025
• Study Start: January 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 30, 2027
• Last Updated: March 27, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Locations

EG (1)