Faculty Advisor Name
Nicholas Luden
Description
The purpose of this project was to test the hypothesis that caffeine supplementation can lessen the negative effects that sleep restriction (i.e. shortened sleep duration) has on next day performance. Recent work done in our lab showed that sleep restriction has a negative effect on 3-km cycling time trial performance. Thus, it is important to investigate potential ways to lessen the negative effects sleep restriction may have on performance, since it is commonly seen in athletes. In this study, participants completed a battery of performance testing and then a heavy exercise session. This was followed by either a full night of sleep (~7.5 hours) or a night of sleep restriction (~3.5 hours). The following morning, they were given either caffeine or a placebo treatment, then completed the follow-up performance testing. Each subject completed four experimental trials including a full night of sleep with caffeine, a full night of sleep with placebo, a night of sleep restriction with caffeine, and a night of sleep restriction with placebo.
Included in
Performance Impairment Following Sleep Restriction - Is Caffeine the Antidote?
The purpose of this project was to test the hypothesis that caffeine supplementation can lessen the negative effects that sleep restriction (i.e. shortened sleep duration) has on next day performance. Recent work done in our lab showed that sleep restriction has a negative effect on 3-km cycling time trial performance. Thus, it is important to investigate potential ways to lessen the negative effects sleep restriction may have on performance, since it is commonly seen in athletes. In this study, participants completed a battery of performance testing and then a heavy exercise session. This was followed by either a full night of sleep (~7.5 hours) or a night of sleep restriction (~3.5 hours). The following morning, they were given either caffeine or a placebo treatment, then completed the follow-up performance testing. Each subject completed four experimental trials including a full night of sleep with caffeine, a full night of sleep with placebo, a night of sleep restriction with caffeine, and a night of sleep restriction with placebo.
