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
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Mental health clinical trials
Statistical analysis and planning of clinical trials within mental health.
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Mental health epidemiology
Including administrative linkage of large datasets pertaining to mental health
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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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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
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
2020
Journal Article
Exercise Addiction Prevalence and Correlates in the Absence of Eating Disorder Symptomology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Trott, Mike, Jackson, Sarah E., Firth, Joseph, Fisher, Abigail, Johnstone, James, Mistry, Amit, Stubbs, Brendon and Smith, Lee (2020). Exercise Addiction Prevalence and Correlates in the Absence of Eating Disorder Symptomology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 14 (6), E321-E329. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000664
2020
Journal Article
The association between screen time and mental health during COVID-19: A cross sectional study
Smith, Lee, Jacob, Louis, Trott, Mike, Yakkundi, Anita, Butler, Laurie, Barnett, Yvonne, Armstrong, Nicola C, McDermott, Daragh, Schuch, Felipe, Meyer, Jacob, López-Bueno, Rubén, Sánchez, Guillermo F. López, Bradley, Declan and Tully, Mark A (2020). The association between screen time and mental health during COVID-19: A cross sectional study. Psychiatry Research, 292 113333. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113333
2020
Journal Article
The Association Between Physical Activity and Cataracts Among 17,777 People Aged 15–69 Years Residing in Spain
López-Sánchez, Guillermo F., Pardhan, Shahina, Trott, Mike, Sánchez-Castillo, Sheila, Jackson, Sarah E., Tully, Mark, Gorely, Trish, López-Bueno, Rubén, Veronese, Nicola, Skalska, Maria, Jastrzębska, Joanna, Jastrzębski, Zbigniew and Smith, Lee (2020). The Association Between Physical Activity and Cataracts Among 17,777 People Aged 15–69 Years Residing in Spain. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 27 (4), 272-277. doi: 10.1080/09286586.2020.1730911
2020
Journal Article
Use of corticosteroids in Coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia: A systematic review of the literature
Veronese, Nicola, Demurtas, Jacopo, Yang, Lin, Tonelli, Roberto, Barbagallo, Mario, Lopalco, Pierluigi, Lagolio, Erik, Celotto, Stefano, Pizzol, Damiano, Zou, Liye, Tully, Mark A., Ilie, Petre Cristian, Trott, Mike, López-Sánchez, Guillermo F. and Smith, Lee (2020). Use of corticosteroids in Coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia: A systematic review of the literature. Frontiers in Medicine, 7 170, 1-6. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00170
2020
Journal Article
Prevalence and Correlates of Exercise Addiction in the Presence vs. Absence of Indicated Eating Disorders
Trott, Mike, Yang, Lin, Jackson, Sarah E., Firth, Joseph, Gillvray, Claire, Stubbs, Brendon and Smith, Lee (2020). Prevalence and Correlates of Exercise Addiction in the Presence vs. Absence of Indicated Eating Disorders. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2 84, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2020.00084
Supervision
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Enquiries
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- sedentary behaviour
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