Research Article

A Preliminary Evaluation of the Physiological Mechanisms of Action for Sleep Restriction Therapy

Table 5

Median (range) power values for responders for beta-1 and beta-2 band frequencies.

BN2TR3TR4
Sleep stagesMedianRangeMedianRangeMedianRange

Beta-1
Cycle 1NRem2.41 1.62–12.142.09 1.92–9.061.48 1.13–2.98
Rem1.83 0.78–5.931.880.89–6.372.45 0.58–3.11
13.011.06–7.542.932.93-2.931.80 1.14–2.45
2*4.27 2.99–13.883.29 2.22–11.893.15 1.31–5.13
3*2.30 2.10–9.091.91 1.59–6.971.34 1.29–3.95
41.53 1.40–7.451.62 1.48–5.093.02 2.90–4.64
Cycle 2NRem*3.86 1.72–11.043.441.33–4.751.81 1.14–2.55
Rem1.65 0.73–5.281.110.98–6.341.33 0.66–2.86
11.401.40-1.401.55 1.55-1.551.88 1.40–2.36
28.452.31–14.803.44 2.31–6.782.79 1.67–5.13
32.02 1.42–8.165.10 1.15–9.041.75 1.28–3.83
43.37 1.27–5.472.44 0.95–3.921.44 0.76–1.56
All cyclesNRem*3.211.76–11.992.77 1.69–7.432.38 1.19–4.22
Rem1.57 0.77–5.781.52 1.02–6.361.67 0.61–3.04
13.46 1.14–7.052.71 1.33–7.252.39 0.95–3.19
2*3.53 2.23–14.643.30 2.18–10.103.19 1.51–5.77
3*2.09 1.51–8.471.91 1.34–6.791.57 1.33–3.87
41.53 1.37–5.961.62 1.22–4.141.38 0.92–1.62

Beta-2
Cycle 1NRem0.75 0.56–3.271.01 0.92–4.080.51 0.51–1.10
Rem1.13 0.86–4.011.04 0.89–5.290.98 0.60–1.64
11.43 0.87–5.641.08 1.08-1.081.16 0.93–1.38
21.25 0.89–3.131.39 1.31–5.821.19 0.66–2.09
30.67 0.63–2.250.80 0.58–2.460.48 0.47–1.15
40.56 0.50–2.170.84 0.59–2.481.18 0.96–1.61
Cycle 2NRem*1.78 0.67–2.511.00 0.47–1.890.67 0.42–0.93
Rem1.11 0.79–3.240.95 0.84–5.700.86 0.53–1.55
11.431.43-1.431.35 1.35-1.351.00 0.92–1.07
23.01 0.75–4.511.00 0.78–5.430.70 0.55–1.41
30.68 0.53–2.181.49 0.48–2.500.60 0.45–1.14
4*1.090.47–1.711.04 0.49–1.590.53 0.32–0.75
All cyclesNRem1.14 0.77–3.010.96 0.90–2.760.75 0.52–1.36
Rem1.11 0.82–3.591.00 0.88–5.720.92 0.58–1.80
11.39 1.25–5.091.27 1.15–9.011.06 1.03–2.78
2*1.100.75–3.071.29 1.18–3.730.85 0.58–1.64
30.66 0.54–2.200.80 0.52–2.350.55 0.47–1.14
40.56 0.49–1.820.84 0.54–1.750.51 0.35–0.77

BN2: baseline night 2; TR3: the third night in lab and the first of treatment; TR4: the fourth night in lab and the second of treatment; NREM: nonrapid eye movement; REM: rapid eye movement. *Significant results at ≤ 0.05 between nights for the sleep stages targeted.