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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 and sendentary behaviour in people with severe mental illness, 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 >100 peer reviewed publications (>25% as first author), with >3k citations (h-index 27) and two book chapters. Over the past five years,

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 BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation and the Australia New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, a member of the Gold Coast Hospital HREC board, a member of several DSMBs (two as Chair), and a statistical consultant to the Mental Health Australia General Clinical Trials Network (MAGNET).

Works

Search Professor Mike Trott’s works on UQ eSpace

89 works between 2020 and 2025

81 - 89 of 89 works

2021

Journal Article

What are the recommendations for returning athletes who have experienced long term COVID-19 symptoms?

Lindsay, Rosie K., Wilson, Jason J., Trott, Mike, Olanrewaju, Olawale, Tully, Mark A., Lopez-Sanchez, Guillermo F., Shin, Jae Il, Pizzol, Damiano, Allen, Peter, Butler, Laurie T., Barnett, Yvonne and Smith, Lee (2021). What are the recommendations for returning athletes who have experienced long term COVID-19 symptoms?. Annals of Medicine, 53 (1), 1935-1944. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2021.1992496

What are the recommendations for returning athletes who have experienced long term COVID-19 symptoms?

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

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

Exercise Addiction Prevalence and Correlates in the Absence of Eating Disorder Symptomology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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

The association between screen time and mental health during COVID-19: A cross sectional study

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

The Association Between Physical Activity and Cataracts Among 17,777 People Aged 15–69 Years Residing in Spain

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

Use of corticosteroids in Coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia: A systematic review of the literature

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

Prevalence and Correlates of Exercise Addiction in the Presence vs. Absence of Indicated Eating Disorders

Supervision

Availability

Dr Mike Trott is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    How can exercise be used in the holistic rehabilitation of people with severe mental illness?

    Associate Advisor

Media

Enquiries

Contact Dr Mike Trott directly for media enquiries about:

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

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