Staying vigilant during recurrent sleep restriction: dose-response effects of time-in-bed and benefits of daytime napping

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Lo, June Chi-Yan¹  Koa, Tiffany B¹  Ong, Ju Lynn¹  Gooley, Joshua J¹  Chee, Michael W L¹ 

[1] Centre for Sleep and Cognition, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore;Neuroscience and Behavioural Disorders Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School

关键词: napping;    recovery sleep;    sleep restriction;    sustained attention;    time on task;    vigilance;   

DOI  :  10.1093/sleep/zsac023

学科分类：生理学

来源: American Academy of Sleep Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Study Objectives We characterized vigilance deterioration with increasing time-on-task (ToT) during recurrent sleep restriction of different extents on simulated weekdays and recovery sleep on weekends, and tested the effectiveness of afternoon napping in ameliorating ToT-related deficits.Methods In the Need for Sleep studies, 194 adolescents (age = 15–19 years) underwent two baseline nights of 9-h time-in-bed (TIB), followed by two cycles of weekday manipulation nights and weekend recovery nights (9-h TIB). They were allocated 9 h, 8 h, 6.5 h, or 5 h of TIB for nocturnal sleep on weekdays. Three additional groups with 5 h or 6.5 h TIB were given an afternoon nap opportunity (5 h + 1 h, 5 h + 1.5 h, and 6.5 h + 1.5 h). ToT effects were quantified by performance change from the first 2 min to the last 2 min in a 10-min Psychomotor Vigilance Task administered daily.Results The 9 h and the 8 h groups showed comparable ToT effects that remained at baseline levels throughout the protocol. ToT-related deficits were greater among the 5 h and the 6.5 h groups, increased prominently in the second week of sleep restriction despite partial recuperation during the intervening recovery period and diverged between these two groups from the fifth sleep-restricted night. Daytime napping attenuated ToT effects when nocturnal sleep restriction was severe (i.e. 5-h TIB/night), and held steady at baseline levels for a milder dose of nocturnal sleep restriction when total TIB across 24 h was within the age-specific recommended sleep duration (i.e. 6.5 h + 1.5 h).Conclusions Reducing TIB beyond the recommended duration significantly increases ToT-associated vigilance impairment, particularly during recurrent periods of sleep restriction. Daytime napping is effective in ameliorating such decrement.Clinical Trial Registration NCT02838095, NCT03333512, and NCT04044885.

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