Overview
Background
Dr Mike Trott is a Research Fellow in Psychiatric Epidemiology and Evidence Synthesis with the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, specialising in lifestyle psychiatry, clinical trials, and advanced statistical methodology.
His current research program addresses three major themes:
- Physical activity and sedentary behaviour – understanding their impact on mental and physical health and developing interventions to reduce cardiometabolic risk.
- Clinical trials methodology – applying Bayesian and frequentist designs, adaptive platforms, and individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis to improve the efficiency and robustness of mental health research.
- Evidence translation – contributing to international guideline development, including forthcoming lifestyle guidelines for schizophrenia, and linking research findings to health service delivery.
He has published extensively in psychiatry, public health, and medical journals, and my work has informed global organisations such as WHO, OECD, and UNESCO.
Availability
- Dr Mike Trott is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Exercise and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Exercise and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University
- Masters (Coursework) of Statistics, University College London
Research interests
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Mental health clinical trials
Statistical analysis and planning of complex clinical trials within mental health, including platform trials and Bayesian statistics.
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Physical activity promotion in mental illness
Reduction of sedentary behaviours, novel techniques to promote physical activity in severe mental illness.
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Mental health epidemiology
Including administrative linkage of large datasets pertaining to mental health
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Lifestyle psychiatry
The relationships between lifestyle behaviours and severe mental illness outcomes, including cognitively active vs cognitively passive behaviours.
Research impacts
Dr Trott has published extensively in the field of psychiatric research, having authored >100 peer reviewed publications (>25% as first author), with >3k citations (h-index 27) and two book chapters.
Dr Trott's work in physical activity and sedentary behaviour has been cited in several international policy documents, including from the WHO, NICE, and several national government reports from the EU, UK, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Quebec, Spain, and The Netherlands. Additionally, Mike's research on mitigating children’s screentime resulted in several policy changes in the UK, and recently informed the EU Digital Services Act.
Mike is also an Senior Associate Editor for Epidemiological and Psychiatric Sciences (EPS), and Associate Editor for the Australia New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (ANZJP). He is a member of the Gold Coast Hospital HREC board, a member of several DSMBs (two as Chair).
Mike also serves as statistical consultant to The Lancet Psychiatry and the Mental Health Australia General Clinical Trials Network (MAGNET), as well as serving on the Executive Committee of the Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA) statsitics special interest group and platform trials special interest group.
Works
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2026
Journal Article
SMART: preliminary efficacy, feasibility and acceptability of a theory-informed digital intervention for metabolic health in people with schizophrenia and related disorders
Arnautovska, Urska, Ritchie, Gabrielle, Korman, Nicole, Menon, Anish, Milton, Alyssa, Varnfield, Marlien, Kelly, Jaimon, Jansen, Pieter, Baker, Andrea, Kisely, Steve, Russell, Anthony, Siskind, Dan and Trott, Mike (2026). SMART: preliminary efficacy, feasibility and acceptability of a theory-informed digital intervention for metabolic health in people with schizophrenia and related disorders. BJPsych Open, 12 (3) e122, e122. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2026.11032
2026
Journal Article
Integrating Physical Activity Into Routine Psychiatric Care
Stubbs, Brendon, Ma, Ruimin, Teychenne, Megan, Kinnafick, Florence, Mossaheb, Nilufar, Korman, Nicole, Trott, Mike, Rosenbaum, Simon, Schuch, Felipe, Firth, Joseph and Vancampfort, Davy (2026). Integrating Physical Activity Into Routine Psychiatric Care. Jama Psychiatry, 83 (5). doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.0026
2026
Journal Article
Associations between maternal child maltreatment predict their child's health service use? Results from the I-CALM study
Trott, M., Kisely, S., Najman, J., Reid, N., Neelakantan, L., Moran, R., Edwards, A. and Bull, C. (2026). Associations between maternal child maltreatment predict their child's health service use? Results from the I-CALM study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 173 107917, 107917. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107917
2026
Journal Article
Immediate Psychological Responses to Aerobic and Resistance Exercise in People With Psychotic Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Korman, Nicole, Chapman, Justin, Romain, Ahmed Jerome, Arnautovska, Urska, Stubbs, Brendon, Rosenbaum, Simon, Siskind, Dan J, Stanton, Robert and Trott, Mike (2026). Immediate Psychological Responses to Aerobic and Resistance Exercise in People With Psychotic Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 52 (2) sbag012, 2. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbag012
2026
Journal Article
Physical activity and exercise ‘snacks’: a small step towards big gains in severe mental illness
Trott, Mike, Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Firth, Joseph, Stubbs, Brendon, Smith, Lee, Chapman, Justin and Korman, Nicole (2026). Physical activity and exercise ‘snacks’: a small step towards big gains in severe mental illness. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 60 (9) bjsports-2025-111181, bjsports-2025. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-111181
2026
Book Chapter
Supportive Environments for Physical and Social Activity, Healthy Ageing and Cognitive Health (SPACE)
Hunter, Ruth, Cleland, Claire, Garcia, Leandro, McKinley, Jennifer, McKnight, Amy Jayne, Neville, Charlotte, McHugh-Power, Joanna, O’Reilly, Dermot, Duong, Trung, Ellis, Geraint, Kee, Frank, O’Kane, Niamh, Avila-Palencia, Ione, Gupta, Yogesh, Mullineaux, Shay, Wang, Ruoyu, Corr, Roisin, Kucukali, Huseyin, Trott, Mike, Quinn, Katie, McNickle, Gemma, Naz, Fareena, Glover, Sophie and McGuinness, Bernadette (2026). Supportive Environments for Physical and Social Activity, Healthy Ageing and Cognitive Health (SPACE). Healthy Ageing: Social, Behavioural and Design Innovations in Research. (pp. 64-78) Policy Press.
2025
Journal Article
Stimulant and medicinal cannabis prescribing in patients referred to an early psychosis service in Queensland: a brief report
McArdle, Peter, Trott, Mike, Warren, Nicola, De Silva, Dilprasan, Smith, Lesley, Ritchie, Sarah and Siskind, Dan (2025). Stimulant and medicinal cannabis prescribing in patients referred to an early psychosis service in Queensland: a brief report. Australasian Psychiatry 10398562251406048, 10398562251406048. doi: 10.1177/10398562251406048
2025
Journal Article
Could master protocols be adapted for effectiveness-implementation hybrid studies?
Chapman, Justin J., Massey-Swindle, Taren, Arnautovska, Urska, Hickman, Ingrid J., Wheeler, Amanda J., Siskind, Dan, Deenik, Jeroen, Ware, Robert S., Roberts, James A., Lee, Yong Yi, Milton, Alyssa, Marx, Wolfgang, Wood, Stephen J., Rutherford, Zoe, Kaylor-Hughes, Catherine, Trott, Mike, Co-design and Research Translation Alliance in Mental Health (CoRTA-MH), The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation’s Implementation and Translation Network and Iyer, Ravi (2025). Could master protocols be adapted for effectiveness-implementation hybrid studies?. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 25 (1) 258, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12874-025-02684-1
2025
Journal Article
The feasibility of resistance training versus aerobic exercise in a rehabilitation setting for people living with psychotic disorders: A randomised controlled trial
Korman, Nicole, Stanton, Robert, Trott, Mike, Stubbs, Brendon, Baker, Andrea, Butler, Cassandra, Siskind, Dan, Rosenbaum, Simon, Firth, Joseph, Martland, Rebecca, McIntosh, Talia, Warren, Nicola, Heffernan, Edward, Dark, Frances and Chapman, Justin (2025). The feasibility of resistance training versus aerobic exercise in a rehabilitation setting for people living with psychotic disorders: A randomised controlled trial. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 00048674251361681, 48674251361681. doi: 10.1177/00048674251361681
2025
Journal Article
Sedentary time elimination with periodic activity snacks (STEPS): protocol for a codesigned feasibility trial in people with severe mental illness
Trott, Mike, Arnautovska, Urska, Korman, Nicole, Chapman, Justin, Ritchie, Gabrielle, Stubbs, B. and Siskind, Dan (2025). Sedentary time elimination with periodic activity snacks (STEPS): protocol for a codesigned feasibility trial in people with severe mental illness. BMJ Open, 15 (11) e107805, 1-5. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107805
2025
Journal Article
Emergency department presentations for injuries following agency-notified child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study
Trott, Mike, Bull, Claudia, Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Warren, Nicola, Najman, Jake M. and Kisely, Steve (2025). Emergency department presentations for injuries following agency-notified child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study. Child Maltreatment, 30 (4), 603-611. doi: 10.1177/10775595241264009
2025
Journal Article
Canadian studies on the effectiveness of community treatment orders: an updated systematic review of quantitative data: Études canadiennes sur l’efficacité des ordonnances de traitement en milieu communautaire : mise à jour d’un examen systématique des données quantitatives
Kisely, Steve, Trott, Mike and Iyer, Ravi (2025). Canadian studies on the effectiveness of community treatment orders: an updated systematic review of quantitative data: Études canadiennes sur l’efficacité des ordonnances de traitement en milieu communautaire : mise à jour d’un examen systématique des données quantitatives. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 70 (9), 661-666. doi: 10.1177/07067437251339215
2025
Journal Article
Efficacy of user self-led and human-supported digital health interventions for people with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Arnautovska, Urska, Trott, Mike, Vitangcol, Kathryn Jemimah, Milton, Alyssa, Brown, Ellie, Warren, Nicola, Leucht, Stefan, Firth, Joseph and Siskind, Dan (2025). Efficacy of user self-led and human-supported digital health interventions for people with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 51 (5) sbae143, 1402-1416. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbae143
2025
Journal Article
Cohort Profile Update: The Intergenerational Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (I-CALM) study, an extension of the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP)
Bull, Claudia, Trott, Mike, Najman, Jake, Reid, Natasha, Neelakantan, Lakshmi, Moran, Rebecca, Edwards, Anne and Kisely, Steve (2025). Cohort Profile Update: The Intergenerational Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (I-CALM) study, an extension of the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP). International Journal of Epidemiology, 54 (5) dyaf151, 1-9. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaf151
2025
Journal Article
Rates of metabolic syndrome in Queensland adult community mental health consumers with schizophrenia and related disorders: a brief report
Trott, Mike, Plever, Sally, Anzolin, Mellisa, McCarthy, Irene and Siskind, Dan (2025). Rates of metabolic syndrome in Queensland adult community mental health consumers with schizophrenia and related disorders: a brief report. Australasian Psychiatry, 33 (4), 731-735. doi: 10.1177/10398562251358760
2025
Journal Article
Do internalising or externalising behaviours in adolescence mediate the child maltreatment-alcohol substance use relationship?
Trott, Mike, Bull, Claudia, Najman, Jake Moses, Siskind, Dan, Arnautovska, Urska and Kisely, Steve (2025). Do internalising or externalising behaviours in adolescence mediate the child maltreatment-alcohol substance use relationship?. Addiction, 120 (7), 1413-1421. doi: 10.1111/add.70016
2025
Journal Article
Efficacy and safety of semaglutide versus placebo for people with schizophrenia on clozapine with obesity (COaST): a phase 2, multi-centre, participant and investigator- blinded, randomised controlled trial in Australia
Siskind, Dan, Baker, Andrea, Arnautovska, Urska, Warren, Nicola, Russell, Anthony, DeMonte, Veronica, Halstead, Sean, Iyer, Ravi, Korman, Nicole, McKeon, Gemma, Medland, Sarah, Parker, Stephen, Stedman, Terry and Trott, Mike (2025). Efficacy and safety of semaglutide versus placebo for people with schizophrenia on clozapine with obesity (COaST): a phase 2, multi-centre, participant and investigator- blinded, randomised controlled trial in Australia. The Lancet Psychiatry, 12 (7), 493-503. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00129-4
2025
Journal Article
Clusters of healthy lifestyle behaviours are associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Bourke, Matthew, Wang, Hiu Fei Wendy, McNaughton, Sarah A., Thomas, George, Firth, Joseph, Trott, Mike and Cairney, John (2025). Clusters of healthy lifestyle behaviours are associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 118 102585, 102585. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2025.102585
2025
Journal Article
Study protocol for a pre-registered randomised open-label trial of ten-session cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-T) for eating disorders: does stratified augmented treatment lead to better outcomes?
Wade, Tracey, Edney, Laura Catherine, Pellizzer, Mia L., Pennesi, Jamie-Lee, Radunz, Marcela, Trott, Mike, Zhou, Yuan and Waller, Glenn (2025). Study protocol for a pre-registered randomised open-label trial of ten-session cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-T) for eating disorders: does stratified augmented treatment lead to better outcomes?. BMJ Open, 15 (4) e099212, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099212
2025
Journal Article
Suicide methods and severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Trott, M., Suetani, S., Arnautovska, U., Kisely, S., Kar Ray, M., Theodoros, T., Le, V., Leske, S., Lu, M., Soole, R., Warren, N. and Siskind, D. (2025). Suicide methods and severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 151 (4), 467-484. doi: 10.1111/acps.13759
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
How can exercise be used in the holistic rehabilitation of people with severe mental illness?
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Enquiries
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- child maltreatment
- epidemiology
- physical activity
- sedentary behaviour
- statistics
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