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, 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 Associate Editor for the Australia New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry and BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation, a member of the Gold Coast Hospital HREC board, a member of several DSMBs (two as Chair), and statistical consultant to The Lancet Psychiatry, and the Mental Health Australia General Clinical Trials Network (MAGNET).
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Protocol for Cancloz: multicentre randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group adaptive trial of cannabidiol for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia
Siskind, Dan, Bull, Claudia, Suetani, Shuichi, Warren, Nicola, Suraev, Anastasia, McGregor, Iain, Kisely, Steve, De Monte, Veronica, Trott, Mike, Shine, Manju, Moudgil, Vikas, Robinson, Gail, Parker, Stephen, Krishnaiah, Ravikumar, Stedman, Terry, Drummond, Allan, Medland, Sarah, Iyer, Ravi and Baker, Andrea (2024). Protocol for Cancloz: multicentre randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group adaptive trial of cannabidiol for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia. BJPsych Open, 10 (5) e156, 1-7. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.748
2024
Journal Article
GLP-1 receptor agonists and weight loss in schizophrenia – past, present, and future
Trott, Mike, Arnautovska, Urska and Siskind, Dan (2024). GLP-1 receptor agonists and weight loss in schizophrenia – past, present, and future. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 37 (5), 363-369. doi: 10.1097/yco.0000000000000952
2024
Journal Article
The role of human involvement and support in digital mental health interventions for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a critical review
Arnautovska, Urska, Milton, Alyssa, Trott, Mike, Soole, Rebecca and Siskind, Dan (2024). The role of human involvement and support in digital mental health interventions for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a critical review. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 37 (5), 356-362. doi: 10.1097/yco.0000000000000957
2024
Journal Article
Hospital admissions and community health service contacts for mental illness following self-reported child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study
Trott, Mike, Bull, Claudia, Najman, Jake Moses, Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Warren, Nicola and Kisely, Steve (2024). Hospital admissions and community health service contacts for mental illness following self-reported child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 154 106912, 106912. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106912
2024
Journal Article
Associations between total physical activity levels and academic performance in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Trott, Mike, Kentzer, Nichola, Horne, Joanna, Langdown, Ben and Smith, Lee (2024). Associations between total physical activity levels and academic performance in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 13 (1) 273, 273. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1618_23
2024
Journal Article
Treatments for delayed ejaculation: a narrative review
Pizzol, Damiano, Trott, Mike, Wilson, Jason J., Tully, Mark A., Shah, Sam, Pratsides, Luke, Ilie, Petre Cristian, Lopez Sanchez, Guillermo F. and Smith, Lee (2024). Treatments for delayed ejaculation: a narrative review. Trends in Urology and Mens Health, 15 (4), 13-17. doi: 10.1002/tre.970
2024
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 (2024). 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
2024
Journal Article
Prevalence of the risk of exercise addiction based on a new classification: a cross-sectional study in 15 countries
Chhabra, Bhavya, Granziol, Umberto, Griffiths, Mark D., Zandonai, Thomas, Landolfi, Emilio, Solmi, Marco, Zou, Liye, Yang, Peiying, Lichtenstein, Mia Beck, Stoll, Oliver, Akimoto, Takayuki, Cantù-Berrueto, Abril, Larios, Angelica, Egorov, Aleksei Y., de la Vega Marcos, Ricardo, Alpay, Merve, Nazlıgül, Merve Denizci, Yildirim, Mustafa, Trott, Mike, Portman, Robert M. and Szabo, Attila (2024). Prevalence of the risk of exercise addiction based on a new classification: a cross-sectional study in 15 countries. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1-22. doi: 10.1007/s11469-024-01322-z
2024
Journal Article
A systematic review of urban green and blue spaces and cognitive function including discussion of mechanistic pathways
Glover, Sophie, Cleland, Claire L, Trott, Mike and Hunter, Ruth F (2024). A systematic review of urban green and blue spaces and cognitive function including discussion of mechanistic pathways. Environmental Research: Health, 2 (3) 032001, 1-47. doi: 10.1088/2752-5309/ad44cc
2024
Journal Article
Associations between child maltreatment and hospital admissions for alcohol and other substance use‐related disorders up to 40 years of age: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity study
Bull, Claudia, Trott, Mike, Najman, Jake Moses, Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Warren, Nicola and Kisely, Steve (2024). Associations between child maltreatment and hospital admissions for alcohol and other substance use‐related disorders up to 40 years of age: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity study. Addiction, 119 (7), 1-11. doi: 10.1111/add.16479
2024
Journal Article
Emergency department presentations for deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation in 25–39 years olds following agency-notified child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study
Kisely, S., Bull, C., Trott, M., Arnautovska, U., Siskind, D., Warren, N. and Najman, J. Moses (2024). Emergency department presentations for deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation in 25–39 years olds following agency-notified child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33 e18, 1-7. doi: 10.1017/s2045796024000192
2024
Journal Article
Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific systematic review, meta‐analysis and multivariable meta‐regression analysis
Solmi, Marco, Monaco, Francesco, Højlund, Mikkel, Monteleone, Alessio M., Trott, Mike, Firth, Joseph, Carfagno, Marco, Eaton, Melissa, De Toffol, Marco, Vergine, Mariantonietta, Meneguzzo, Paolo, Collantoni, Enrico, Gallicchio, Davide, Stubbs, Brendon, Girardi, Anna, Busetto, Paolo, Favaro, Angela, Carvalho, Andre F., Steinhausen, Hans‐Christoph and Correll, Christoph U. (2024). Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific systematic review, meta‐analysis and multivariable meta‐regression analysis. World Psychiatry, 23 (1), 124-138. doi: 10.1002/wps.21182
2024
Journal Article
Supporting adult unpaid carers via an online dancing intervention: a feasibility/acceptability study
Horne, Joanna, Donald, Louisa, Gracia, Rosaria, Kentzer, Nichola, Pappas, Yannis, Trott, Mike and Vseteckova, Jitka (2024). Supporting adult unpaid carers via an online dancing intervention: a feasibility/acceptability study. PLOS Global Public Health, 4 (1) e0002798. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002798
2023
Journal Article
Methodological rigour in preclinical urology: a systematic review reporting research quality over a 14‐year period
Park, Seung Hyun, Lee, Se Bee, Park, Seoyeon, Kim, Eun Young, Pizzol, Damiano, Trott, Mike, Barnett, Yvonne, Koyanagi, Ai, Jacob, Louis, Soysal, Pinar, Veronese, Nicola, Ippoliti, Simona, Abou Ghayda, Ramy, Thirumavalavan, Nannan, Hijaz, Adonis, Sheyn, David, Pope, Rachel, Conroy, Britt, Jaeger, Irina, Shubham, Gupta, Nevo, Amihay, Ilie, Petre Cristian, Lee, Seung Won, Yon, Dong Keon, Han, Hyun Ho, Hong, Sung Hwi, Shin, Jae Il, Ponsky, Lee and Smith, Lee (2023). Methodological rigour in preclinical urology: a systematic review reporting research quality over a 14‐year period. BJU International, 133 (4), 387-399. doi: 10.1111/bju.16171
2023
Journal Article
Relationship between severe mental illness and physical multimorbidity: a meta-analysis and call for action
Pizzol, Damiano, Trott, Mike, Butler, Laurie, Barnett, Yvonne, Ford, Tamsin, Neufeld, Sharon As, Ragnhildstveit, Anya, Parris, Christopher N., Underwood, Benjamin R., López Sánchez, Guillermo Felipe, Fossey, Matt, Brayne, Carol, Fernandez-Egea, Emilio, Fond, Guillaume, Boyer, Laurent, Shin, Jae Il, Pardhan, Shahina and Smith, Lee (2023). Relationship between severe mental illness and physical multimorbidity: a meta-analysis and call for action. BMJ Mental Health, 26 (1) e300870, 1-5. doi: 10.1136/bmjment-2023-300870
2023
Journal Article
Eating disorders and physical multimorbidity in the English general population
Smith, Lee, López Sánchez, Guillermo F., Fernandez-Egea, Emilio, Ford, Tamsin, Parris, Christopher, Underwood, Benjamin R., Butler, Laurie, Barnett, Yvonne, Trott, Mike and Koyanagi, Ai (2023). Eating disorders and physical multimorbidity in the English general population. Eating and Weight Disorders, 28 (1) 72, 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s40519-023-01600-0
2023
Journal Article
Mental health and recreational angling in UK adult males: A cross-sectional study
Wilson, Jason J., Trott, Mike, Tully, Mark A., Lindsay, Rosie K., Fossey, Matt, Godier-McBard, Lauren, Butler, Laurie T., Torrance, Andy and Smith, Lee (2023). Mental health and recreational angling in UK adult males: A cross-sectional study. Epidemiologia, 4 (3), 298-308. doi: 10.3390/epidemiologia4030030
2023
Journal Article
Barriers and facilitators to physical activity among informal carers: a systematic review of international literature
Lindsay, Rosie K., Vseteckova, Jitka, Horne, Joanna, Smith, Lee, Trott, Mike, Lappe, Joseph De, Soysal, Pinar, Pizzol, Damiano and Kentzer, Nichola (2023). Barriers and facilitators to physical activity among informal carers: a systematic review of international literature. International Journal of Care and Caring, 7 (3), 498-526. doi: 10.1332/239788221X16746510534114
2023
Journal Article
Incidence of long COVID-19 in people with previous SARS-Cov2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 120,970 patients
Di Gennaro, Francesco, Belati, Alessandra, Tulone, Ottavia, Diella, Lucia, Fiore Bavaro, Davide, Bonica, Roberta, Genna, Vincenzo, Smith, Lee, Trott, Mike, Bruyere, Olivier, Mirarchi, Luigi, Cusumano, Claudia, Dominguez, Ligia Juliana, Saracino, Annalisa, Veronese, Nicola and Barbagallo, Mario (2023). Incidence of long COVID-19 in people with previous SARS-Cov2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 120,970 patients. Internal and Emergency Medicine, 18 (5), 1573-1581. doi: 10.1007/s11739-022-03164-w
2023
Journal Article
The relationship between social support correlates and feelings of loneliness among male UK recreational anglers
Trott, Mike, Tully, Mark, Torrance, Andy and Smith, Lee (2023). The relationship between social support correlates and feelings of loneliness among male UK recreational anglers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (11) 5997, 5997. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20115997
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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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?
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- child maltreatment
- epidemiology
- physical activity
- sedentary behaviour
- statistics
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