Caffeine evidence, 2013

Drake C, Roehrs T, Shambroom J, Roth T, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2013 — RCT of caffeine timing before bed

Grade
Design
crossover rct
Year
2013
Participants
12
Ingredient
Caffeine
Goal
Sleep

Effect

400 mg caffeine taken even 6 hours before bed cut measured sleep by over an hour — the basis for our 8–10 hour cutoff guidance.

Limitations and notes

Cited as caution evidence for timing, not as a sleep aid.

Cited by

No published page cites this record yet — it backs recommendation logic only.