Partial sleep deprivation affects endurance performance and psychophysiological responses during 12-minute self-paced running exercise

Wajdi Souissi; Omar Hammouda; Mohamed Ayachi; Achraf Ammar; Amir Khcharem; Giovanni de Marco; Mohamed Souissi; Tarak Driss

doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113165

Partial sleep deprivation affects endurance performance and psychophysiological responses during 12-minute self-paced running exercise

Physiol Behav. 2020 Dec 1:227:113165. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113165. Epub 2020 Sep 3.

Authors

Wajdi Souissi¹, Omar Hammouda², Mohamed Ayachi¹, Achraf Ammar³, Amir Khcharem⁴, Giovanni de Marco¹, Mohamed Souissi⁵, Tarak Driss⁶

Affiliations

¹ Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology: Physical activity, Health and learning (LINP2-2APS), UFR STAPS, UPL, Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France.
² Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology: Physical activity, Health and learning (LINP2-2APS), UFR STAPS, UPL, Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France; Research Laboratory, Molecular Bases of Human Pathology, LR19ES13, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
³ Institute of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.
⁴ Research Laboratory, Education, Motricity, Sport and Health, UR15JS01, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Tunisia; Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Tunisia.
⁵ Research Laboratory, Education, Motricity, Sport and Health, UR15JS01, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Tunisia.
⁶ Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology: Physical activity, Health and learning (LINP2-2APS), UFR STAPS, UPL, Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France. Electronic address: tarak.driss@parisnanterre.fr.

PMID: 32891607
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113165

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of partial sleep deprivation (PSD) on physical performance and psychophysiological responses during 12-minute self-paced running exercise.

Methods: Twenty runners (20.8±1.1 years, 70.6±4.9 kg, 175.1±3.9 cm) performed, in a randomized order, two running self-paced field exercises after a normal sleep night (CONT, bedtime from 22:30 h to 06:30 h) and one night of PSD (bedtime from 00:30 h to 04:30 h). Core temperature and motivation were recorded before exercise. Speed, covered distance, heart rate (HR), rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and respiratory parameters (i.e., minute ventilation (VE), oxygen uptake (VO₂) and carbon dioxide production (VCO₂)) were assessed during exercise. Blood lactate concentration [La] was assessed 2 min after exercise. Simple reaction time (SRT), mood and barrage test (BT) were assessed before and after exercise.

Results: Higher RPE (p=0.01, d=0.90) and lower physical performance (i.e., p=0.001, d=0.59 for running speed and p=0.01, d=0.7 and Δ (%)=-6% for covered distance), following PSD, were obtained compared to CONT. Similarly, PSD attenuated core temperature (p=0.01, d=0.84), HR (p=0.006, ɳp²=0.45), VE (p=0.001, ɳp²=0.73), VO₂ (p=0.001, ɳp²=0.96), BT (p<0.0005, ɳp²=0.86), SRT (p=0.0009, ɳp²=0.44) and mood (p<0.0005). However, VCO₂, [La] and motivation score were not affected by sleep conditions.

Conclusion: The decrease of running performance and the increase of physical discomfort after PSD could be the origin of the lower cardio-respiratory responses to the 12-minute self-paced exercise. Effective strategies should be introduced to overcome the deterioration of physical performance and physiological responses after PSD.

Keywords: RPE, psycho-cognitive performance; Sleep loss; oxygen uptake; pacing strategy; running exercise.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Exercise
Exercise Test
Heart Rate
Humans
Oxygen Consumption
Physical Endurance
Physical Exertion
Running*
Sleep Deprivation*