Dr Mike Trott

Our new STEPS study tests “activity-snacks” to cut sedentary time in people with severe mental illness.

This co-designed digital wearable intervention starts recruitment early next year.

Can’t wait to see what this type of physical activity intervention can do.

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Could master protocols be adapted for effectiveness-implementation hybrid studies? - BMC Medical Research Methodology Background Master protocols leverage a common trial infrastructure for launching multiple sub-studies. Translational research aims to progress scientific discoveries toward public health impact, which...

New paper published!

We explore how master protocols could be adapted for effectiveness-implementation hybrid studies — combining trial efficiency with real-world impact.

Ready to bridge research and routine care.

#TranslationalResearch

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Neuroprotective mechanisms of exercise and the importance of fitness for healthy brain ageing Ageing is a scientifically fascinating and complex biological occurrence characterised by morphological and functional changes due to accumulated molecular and cellular damage impairing tissue and org...

🧠 New in The Lancet: Endurance exercise + higher cardiorespiratory fitness may slow brain ageing and cut dementia risk. Mechanisms include better cerebral blood flow, less inflammation, and improved neuroplasticity. CRF = a key public health target.

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#exercise

New paper published!

In people with psychotic disorders in rehab settings, resistance training was feasible, acceptable, safe, and improved strength + physical activity. Huge step for embedding exercise physiology in mental health care.

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#AcademicSky #Psychiatry #Exercise

A very kind summary of some of my work at QCMHR.

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#mentalhealth

🧠🌿🌊 #ERH – Exploring how access to urban #GreenSpace & #BlueSpace may boost cognitive function through possible mechanistic pathways

📄 Article: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

‪#OpenAccess #EnvironmentalPsychology #WellBeing #UrbanHealth #Aging @miketrott.bsky.social @queensuhealth.bsky.social

Brain health for all ages: a global call to action The World Federation of Neurology represents 125 member societies globally and aims to foster brain health and quality neurology worldwide. The term brain health has become an acknowledged term of cru...

"43% of the global burden of disease is neurological, a concerningly high number."

On #WorldBrainDay, a new letter—Brain health for all ages: a global call to action ➡️ tinyurl.com/yjvtunj3

New study published today!

This brief report assessed the rates of metabolic syndrome in people with schizophrenia on clozapine.

Efficacy and safety of semaglutide versus placebo for people with schizophrenia on clozapine with obesity (COaST): a phase 2, multi-centre, participant and investigator- blinded, randomised controlled... Semaglutide led to significantly greater weight loss than placebo in this small trial without affecting psychotic symptoms or clozapine concentrations. Semaglutide appears to be safe and well tolerate...

New study published in The Lancet Psychiatry (as senior author!)

World-first RCT showing semaglutide is effective for people with schizophrenia on clozapine, without affecting mental health symptoms.

#obesity #psychiatry @thelancetpsych.bsky.social #ozempic

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The evolution of sports psychiatry: a clinical intersection of mental health and physical activity Long before the term ‘sports psychiatry’ was first introduced nearly 40 years ago,1 2 clinicians and academics recognised the critical role of mental and brain health in sports. For example, Jokl and ...

The evolution of sports psychiatry: a clinical intersection of mental health and physical activity

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Canadian Studies on the Effectiveness of Community Treatment Orders: An Updated Systematic Review of Quantitative Data: Études canadiennes sur l’efficacité des ordonnances de traitement en milieu comm... Objectives Community treatment orders (CTOs) for people with severe mental illnesses are used across most of Canada. Our previous systematic review of 10 years ...

New study published!

🇨🇦 Our updated systematic review finds limited high-quality evidence for Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) in Canada. Small sample sizes, few controls, and low certainty persist despite wide use.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0706...
#MentalHealth #Psychiatry

#eppac #endphysicalpunishment #equalprotectionfromviolence | Divna Haslam In Australia, children are the only group it remains legal to hit. Striking an adult or even an animal is prohibited—yet the law still permits corporal punishment of children. Over 30 organisations a...

Delighted to coordinate this Joint Submission calling for the abolition of corporal punishment in QLD Australia.

There's something up with laws with it is illegal to hit a dog but acceptable to hit a child. www.linkedin.com/posts/divnah...

New paper published!

Does adding personalised therapy modules to CBT for eating disorders improve outcomes?

Great study for potential personalised medicine for people with eating disorders!

Oh and this is my 100th academic paper!

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#academicsky #eatingdisorders

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The BMJ is seeking UK and international clinical editorial advisers to join our manuscript meeting for research papers.

You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year, read papers in advance, and actively contribute to decision making.

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New study published!

Healthy lifestyle behaviors—like physical activity, diet, and sleep—have moderate to strong links with better mental health.

The takeaway?
A healthy lifestyle is greater than the sum of its parts.

doi.org/10.1016/j.cp...

#MentalHealth #LifestyleMedicine #AcademicSky

The final study from the CALM study is published, examining differences between self- and agency-reported child maltreatment across service use outcomes.

The next phase of CALM is to look at inter-generational child maltreatment (I-CALM).

Watch this space!

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“Bluesky has won”.

Please retweet… 😉

Obesity

The concept of obesity as excess body fat accumulation may be straightforward, but its diagnosis is not.

This editorial looks at new criteria amid discussion of access to weight loss drugs
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Do internalising or externalising behaviours in adolescence mediate the child maltreatment-alcohol substance use relationship? @miketrott.bsky.social buff.ly/zNz6Nzs

Do internalising or externalising behaviours in adolescence mediate the child maltreatment‐alcohol substance use relationship? Background and Aims Child maltreatment (CM) is associated with several negative mental health outcomes in later life, including alcohol and substance use (AU and SU). Internalising (e.g. anxiety and...

New study published!

This epidemiological study found that externalizing behaviors in adolescence mediated the relationship between child maltreatment and alcohol or substance use disorders.

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#academicsky #childabuse #epidemiology

Unclean cooking fuel use and all health outcomes, a systematic review and meta-analysis A large and growing body of evidence suggests that unclean cooking fuel use impacts physical and mental health. However, to date, this evidence has not been collated or evaluated in a systematic ma...

New paper published! This meta-analysis examined the use of clean vs unclean cooking fuels on all health outcomes. Unclean cooking fuels were associated with numerous physical and mental health outcomes, suggesting an urgent need to reduce unclean cooking fuel usage.

doi.org/10.1080/2996...

A Co-Design Approach to Develop a Motivational Intervention to Promote Physical Activity Engagement and Maintenance Among Individuals in Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Settings

Co-Design Approach to Develop a Motivational Intervention to Promote Physical Activity Engagement and Maintenance Among Individuals in Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Settings

important lessons for other populations
HT @nikosntoumanis.bsky.social

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Addressing the challenges of child maltreatment measurement: Examining the types of data we use and how we use them - Claudia Bull, Mike Trott, Steve Kisely, 2025

As well as working in physical activity and mental/illness, I’ve also worked in several epidemiological studies about child abuse in Australia.

Published today, our editorial arguing the pros and cons of different types of child abuse reporting.

#academicsky #childabuse

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Residential greenness & suicide risk in depression 🌿🧠

📊 Data: n=677,498, 8-year follow-up.

🩺 More residential greenness linked to:
- Lower suicide attempts (HR 0.789)
- Higher impact in males, ages 35-64, & low-income groups

🔗 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121099

Exercise as a transdiagnostic intervention for improving mental health: an umbrella review Exercise is beneficial for mental health in general, but no review has systematically assessed its potential transdiagnostic nature, i.e. whether it i…

Exercise as a transdiagnostic intervention for improving mental health

Our new umbrella review of 99 RCTs (n=5656) across 11 disorders. Exercise = effective transdiagnostic intervention (SMD= -0.67)

HT Marco Solmi, @brendonstubbs.bsky.social et al

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We're recruiting for a Research Editor on BMJ Open! This is a full-time role, 12 month contract, suitable for medical researchers interested in a move to publishing, or publishing professionals with some research experience interested in editorial work. jobsearch.bmj.com/jobs/job/Res...

#CityKnowHows @miketrott.bsky.social et al.: There is a paucity of research on the effects of urban planning, particularly regarding things like active travel and green space accessibility. #UrbanHealth #Cities4Health

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A systematic review of international literature on the gender of unpaid carers attending group-based physical activity with people with dementia Dementia affects over 55 million people worldwide, with much support provided by unpaid carers, who struggle to access leisure-time physical activities. This review investigates gender differences in ...

New study published!

This review investigates gender differences in engagement in group-based physical activity for people with dementia and their unpaid carers.

doi.org/10.1332/2397...

#academicsky #dementia #physicalactivity

Nah. That clearly seems legit!!