Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder
MONDO:7770002An eating disorder characterized by avoidance or restriction of food intake due to one or more of the following: lack of interest in eating or food, sensitivity to sensory characteristics of food (such as taste, texture, smell, or appearance), or concern about aversive consequences of eating (such as choking or vomiting), resulting in persistent failure to meet appropriate nutritional and/or energy needs as manifested by significant weight loss, nutritional deficiency, dependence on enteral feeding or nutritional supplements, or marked interference with psychosocial functioning, and where the eating disturbance is not better explained by lack of available food, cultural or religious practices, another mental disorder, or a concurrent medical condition.
Also known as: ARFID, selective eating disorder
65 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 28 tagged with Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder itself.
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New study aims to help picky eaters with ARFID expand their diet
Symptom relief Not yet recruitingThis study tests two therapy approaches to help children aged 3-8 with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) eat more foods and have less stressful mealtimes. One group gets a sensory-based feeding program, another adds coaching for parents, and a third group gets sta…
Sponsor: Hacettepe University • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can talk therapy help kids with extreme picky eating?
Symptom relief Not yet recruitingThis study compares cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT-AR) to nutrition counseling for children and teens aged 10-18 with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). 70 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments. The goal is to see which approach be…
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC