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Dr Mike Trott
Dr

Mike Trott

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Overview

Background

Mike is a Research Fellow in Psychiatric Epidemiology and Evidence Synthesis with the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research. Currently Mike works on large, administravely linked datasets and works with statistics in clinical trials. Mike's background was firstly in the UK military, with a subsequent career in the fitness industry - being named the global top fitness instructor in 2015, and European top fitness educator in 2018. Mike then continued his exercise career through academia, completing his PhD in Sport and Exercise Sciences in 2022, and working with the Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, and the Cambridge Vision and Eye Research Institute post-PhD. Mike's currnet research interests span the umbrella of mental health and statistics - in particular phsyical acitivty promotion in people with severe mental health, intergenerational child maltreatment, and statistical considerations in complex clinical trails.

Availability

Dr Mike Trott is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

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

  • Mental health clinical trials

    Statistical analysis and planning of clinical trials within mental health.

  • Mental health epidemiology

    Including administrative linkage of large datasets pertaining to mental health

  • Physical activity promotion in mental illness

    Reduction of sedentary behaviours, novel techniques to promote physical activity in severe mental illness.

Research impacts

Mike has published extensively in the field of psychiatric research, having authored 70 peer reviewed publications (19 as first author), with 2,471 citations (2,460 since 2019; h-index 18) and 2 book chapters. Over the past 5 years, Mike has a field-weighted citation impact of 1.86 (221 citations) in psychiatry, 5.29 (244 citations) in general medicine, 12.31 (735 citations) in health professions, and 14.32 (725 citations) in orthopaedics and sports medicine.

Mike's work in physical activity and sedentary behaviour has been cited in several international policy documents, including three policy documents 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.

Mike is also an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Digital Impacts, a member of the Gold Coast Hospital HREC board, a member of several DSMBs, and a statistical consultant to the Mental Health Australia General Clinical Trials Network (MAGNET).

Works

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87 works between 2020 and 2025

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2021

Journal Article

Reply by Authors

Pizzol, Damiano, Trott, Mike, Grabovac, Igor, Yang, Lin, Barnett, Yvonne, Parris, Christopher, McDermott, Daragh T., Veronese, Nicola, Kronbichler, Andreas, Ghayda, Ramy Abou, Soysal, Pinar, Jacob, Louis, Tully, Mark A., Koyanagi, Ai, Law, Christopher Tejun, Kaya, Coskun, Thirumavalavan, Nannan, Loeb, Aram, Garolla, Andrea, Park, Seoyeon, Shin, Jae Il, Ilie, Petre Cristian and Smith, Lee (2021). Reply by Authors. Journal of Urology, 206 (6). doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002136.03

Reply by Authors

2021

Journal Article

Association between diabetes and dental caries in Spanish adults: A cross-sectional study including 23,089 adults

Jacob, Louis, Shin, Jae-Il, Grabovac, Igor, Haro, Josep Maria, Koyanagi, Ai, Tully, Mark A., Trott, Mike, Kim, Jong Yeob, Pardhan, Shahina, Smith, Lee and López Sánchez, Guillermo F. (2021). Association between diabetes and dental caries in Spanish adults: A cross-sectional study including 23,089 adults. Oral, 1 (3), 281-289. doi: 10.3390/oral1030027

Association between diabetes and dental caries in Spanish adults: A cross-sectional study including 23,089 adults

2021

Journal Article

Is loneliness associated with mild cognitive impairment in low- and middle-income countries?

Smith, Lee, Bloska, Jodie, Jacob, Louis, Barnett, Yvonne, Butler, Laurie, Trott, Mike, Odell-Miller, Helen, Veronese, Nicola, Kostev, Karel, Bettac, Erica L, Godier-McBard, Lauren and Koyanagi, Ai (2021). Is loneliness associated with mild cognitive impairment in low- and middle-income countries?. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 36 (9), 1345-1353. doi: 10.1002/gps.5524

Is loneliness associated with mild cognitive impairment in low- and middle-income countries?

2021

Journal Article

The development and validation of the secondary exercise addiction scale

Trott, M., Johnstone, J., McDermott, D. T., Mistry, A. and Smith, L. (2021). The development and validation of the secondary exercise addiction scale. Eating and Weight Disorders, 27 (4), 1427-1436. doi: 10.1007/s40519-021-01284-4

The development and validation of the secondary exercise addiction scale

2021

Journal Article

Soft contact lens wearers’ compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic

Vianya-Estopa, Marta, Wolffsohn, James S., Beukes, Eldre, Trott, Mike, Smith, Lee and Allen, Peter M. (2021). Soft contact lens wearers’ compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 44 (4) 101359, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2020.08.003

Soft contact lens wearers’ compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021

Journal Article

Eye disease and mortality, cognition, disease, and modifiable risk factors: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies

Trott, Mike, Smith, Lee, Veronese, Nicola, Pizzol, Damiano, Barnett, Yvonne, Gorely, Trish and Pardhan, Shahina (2021). Eye disease and mortality, cognition, disease, and modifiable risk factors: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies. Eye, 36 (2), 369-378. doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01684-x

Eye disease and mortality, cognition, disease, and modifiable risk factors: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies

2021

Journal Article

Hearing impairment and diverse health outcomes : An umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies

Trott, Mike, Smith, Lee, Xiao, Tao, Veronese, Nicola, Koyanagi, Ai, Jacob, Louis, Lopez-Sanchez, Guillermo F., Barnett, Yvonne and Pardhan, Shahina (2021). Hearing impairment and diverse health outcomes : An umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 133 (19-20), 1028-1041. doi: 10.1007/s00508-021-01893-0

Hearing impairment and diverse health outcomes : An umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies

2021

Journal Article

The risk of COVID-19 related hospitalsation, intensive care unit admission and mortality in people with underlying asthma or COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pardhan, Shahina, Wood, Samantha, Vaughan, Megan and Trott, Mike (2021). The risk of COVID-19 related hospitalsation, intensive care unit admission and mortality in people with underlying asthma or COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Medicine, 8 668808, 1-18. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.668808

The risk of COVID-19 related hospitalsation, intensive care unit admission and mortality in people with underlying asthma or COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

Journal Article

The CADENCE pilot trial – Promoting physical activity in bladder cancer survivors: A protocol paper

Smith, Lee, Carrie, Anne, Tully, Mark, Barnett, Yvonne, Butler, Laurie, Gillvray, Claire, Lindsay, Rosie, Abbs, Adam, Trott, Mike, Olanrewaju, Olawale, Yang, Lin and Ilie, Cristian Petre (2021). The CADENCE pilot trial – Promoting physical activity in bladder cancer survivors: A protocol paper. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 22 100809, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100809

The CADENCE pilot trial – Promoting physical activity in bladder cancer survivors: A protocol paper

2021

Journal Article

Laparoscopy in low-income countries: 10-year experience and systematic literature review

Pizzol, Damiano, Trott, Mike, Grabovac, Igor, Antunes, Mario, Colangelo, Anna Claudia, Ippoliti, Simona, Ilie, Cristian Petre, Carrie, Anne, Veronese, Nicola and Smith, Lee (2021). Laparoscopy in low-income countries: 10-year experience and systematic literature review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (11) 5796, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18115796

Laparoscopy in low-income countries: 10-year experience and systematic literature review

2021

Journal Article

Empagliflozin use and Fournier’s gangrene: case report and systematic literature review

Antunes, Mario, de León, Antonio Cabrera, Pizzol, Damiano, Seni, Amir Hussein Abubacar, Trott, Mike, Carrie, Anne Marie, Ilie, Petre-Cristian, Veronese, Nicola and Smith, Lee (2021). Empagliflozin use and Fournier’s gangrene: case report and systematic literature review. Surgeries, 2 (2), 174-179. doi: 10.3390/surgeries2020018

Empagliflozin use and Fournier’s gangrene: case report and systematic literature review

2021

Journal Article

Prevalence and correlates of body dysmorphic disorder in health club users in the presence vs absence of eating disorder symptomology

Trott, Mike, Johnstone, James, Firth, Joe, Grabovac, Igor, McDermott, Daragh and Smith, Lee (2021). Prevalence and correlates of body dysmorphic disorder in health club users in the presence vs absence of eating disorder symptomology. Eating and Weight Disorders, 26 (4), 1169-1177. doi: 10.1007/s40519-020-01018-y

Prevalence and correlates of body dysmorphic disorder in health club users in the presence vs absence of eating disorder symptomology

2021

Journal Article

Changes in body dysmorphic disorder, eating disorder, and exercise addiction symptomology during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study of 319 health club users

Trott, Mike, Johnstone, James, Pardhan, Shahina, Barnett, Yvonne and Smith, Lee (2021). Changes in body dysmorphic disorder, eating disorder, and exercise addiction symptomology during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study of 319 health club users. Psychiatry Research, 298 113831, 1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113831

Changes in body dysmorphic disorder, eating disorder, and exercise addiction symptomology during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study of 319 health club users

2021

Journal Article

Exercise addiction in athletes: Comparing two assessment instruments and willingness to stop exercise after medical advice

Granziol, Umberto, Zorzi, Alessandro, Cardaioli, Francesco, Cipriani, Alberto, D'Ascenzi, Flavio, Firth, Joseph, Stubbs, Brendon, Trott, Mike and Solmi, Marco (2021). Exercise addiction in athletes: Comparing two assessment instruments and willingness to stop exercise after medical advice. Psychological Assessment, 33 (4), 326-337. doi: 10.1037/pas0000987

Exercise addiction in athletes: Comparing two assessment instruments and willingness to stop exercise after medical advice

2021

Journal Article

Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: A systematic review

Stockwell, Stephanie, Trott, Mike, Tully, Mark, Shin, Jae, Barnett, Yvonne, Butler, Laurie, McDermott, Daragh, Schuch, Felipe and Smith, Lee (2021). Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: A systematic review. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 7 (1) e000960, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000960

Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: A systematic review

2021

Journal Article

A comparative meta-analysis of the prevalence of exercise addiction in adults with and without indicated eating disorders

Trott, Mike, Jackson, Sarah E., Firth, Joseph, Jacob, Louis, Grabovac, Igor, Mistry, Amit, Stubbs, Brendon and Smith, Lee (2021). A comparative meta-analysis of the prevalence of exercise addiction in adults with and without indicated eating disorders. Eating and Weight Disorders, 26 (1), 37-46. doi: 10.1007/s40519-019-00842-1

A comparative meta-analysis of the prevalence of exercise addiction in adults with and without indicated eating disorders

2021

Journal Article

Pollutants and sperm quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pizzol, Damiano, Foresta, Carlo, Garolla, Andrea, Demurtas, Jacopo, Trott, Mike, Bertoldo, Alessandro and Smith, Lee (2021). Pollutants and sperm quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28 (4), 4095-4103. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-11589-z

Pollutants and sperm quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

Journal Article

A systematic review on the prevalence of physical activity, and barriers and facilitators to physical activity, in informal carers in the United Kingdom

Horne, Joanna, Kentzer, Nichola, Smith, Lee, Trott, Mike and Vseteckova, Jitka (2021). A systematic review on the prevalence of physical activity, and barriers and facilitators to physical activity, in informal carers in the United Kingdom. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18 (2), 212-218. doi: 10.1123/JPAH.2020-0526

A systematic review on the prevalence of physical activity, and barriers and facilitators to physical activity, in informal carers in the United Kingdom

2021

Journal Article

Urinary incontinence and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pizzol, Damiano, Demurtas, Jacopo, Celotto, Stefano, Maggi, Stefania, Smith, Lee, Angiolelli, Gabriele, Trott, Mike, Yang, Lin and Veronese, Nicola (2021). Urinary incontinence and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 33 (1), 25-35. doi: 10.1007/s40520-020-01712-y

Urinary incontinence and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

Journal Article

Changes in 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels post-vitamin D supplementation in people of Black and Asian ethnicities and its implications during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

Vaughan, Megan, Trott, Mike, Sapkota, Raju, Premi, Gurmel, Roberts, Justin, Ubhi, Jaspal, Smith, Lee and Pardhan, Shahina (2021). Changes in 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels post-vitamin D supplementation in people of Black and Asian ethnicities and its implications during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 35 (5), 995-1005. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12949

Changes in 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels post-vitamin D supplementation in people of Black and Asian ethnicities and its implications during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

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Availability

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Enquiries

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  • child maltreatment
  • epidemiology
  • physical activity
  • sedentary behaviour
  • statistics

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