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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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, 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
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Mike Trott is:
- 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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