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Table 1 Protocol of the activities conducted during total sleep deprivation (TSD) and the respective activity-levels

From: Assessment of effects of total sleep deprivation and subsequent recovery sleep: a methodological strategy feasible without sleep laboratory

Time

Activity

Physical activity-level

20:00–22:00

Dinner

Low

 

Watching movie

Low

22:00–00:00

Watching/finishing movie

Low

 

Parlor games

Low

00:00–02:00

One-hour walk

Moderate to high

 

Console games

Moderate to high

02:00–04:00

Console games

Moderate to high

 

Parlor games

Low

04:00–06:00

One-hour walk

Moderate to high

 

Console games

Moderate to high

 

Talking, watching movie

Low

06:00–07:55

Watching/finishing movie

Low

 

Standard breakfast

Low

 

(If necessary: short walk)

Moderate

  1. The total sleep deprivation procedure started after the TSD PRE laboratory session. At 08:00 the morning laboratory session (TSD POST) followed