Why the study?
Does a 50-hour sleepless period alter the sympathoadrenal response to exercise or exercise tolerance in human subjects?
Population
8 subjects
Comparison
50-h sleepless period followed by treadmill… vs Normal sleep followed by the same treadmill…
Design
Other
Authors
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Sleep loss may impair exercise tolerance; leaves open central fatigue mechanisms beyond sympathoadrenal pathways.
Does a 50-hour sleepless period alter the sympathoadrenal response to exercise or exercise tolerance in human subjects?
A 50-hour period of sleep deprivation significantly reduces exercise tolerance without altering the peripheral sympathoadrenal or physiological response to exercise.
Martin et al. (1984) studied this question.
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