Study Instructions

Baseline Week Instructions

Days 1 – 7: Establishing your normal sleep patterns. This week captures what your sleep looks like without any supplementation.

Purpose

We need 7 nights of your normal sleep data to establish a personal baseline. This baseline becomes the comparison point for the supplementation week that follows. Without an accurate baseline, we cannot measure whether NAD+ Complete has any effect on your sleep.

Think of this week as a "control period." The more representative it is of your typical sleep, the more meaningful our comparison will be.

What to Do & What Not to Do

What to Do

Sleep as you normally would
Wear Oura Ring to bed every night
Complete daily notes each morning
Keep your usual bedtime routine
Charge Oura Ring during the day

What Not to Do

Start new supplements
Dramatically change your sleep schedule
Start a new exercise program
Take melatonin or sleep aids
Try to "sleep better" for the study

Important The baseline should reflect your real, typical sleep. If you try to sleep "better" this week, the baseline will be artificially inflated and will reduce our ability to measure the supplement's effect in Phase 2.

What We're Measuring

During both weeks, the Oura Ring tracks the following sleep metrics. Your baseline averages will be compared against your supplementation week averages.

Total Sleep Time

Hours and minutes of actual sleep per night

Deep Sleep %

Percentage of time in deep (slow-wave) sleep

REM Sleep %

Percentage of time in REM (dream) sleep

Sleep Efficiency

Time asleep vs. time in bed

Heart Rate Variability

HRV during sleep (indicator of recovery)

Day-by-Day Checklist

Use this checklist to make sure you are on track each day of the baseline week.

Day 1 Put on Oura Ring. Sleep normally. Complete first daily notes the next morning.
Day 2 Wear Oura Ring. Complete daily notes by 10 AM. Maintain normal routine.
Day 3 Wear Oura Ring. Complete daily notes by 10 AM. Maintain normal routine.
Day 4 Wear Oura Ring. Complete daily notes by 10 AM. Halfway through baseline!
Day 5 Wear Oura Ring. Complete daily notes by 10 AM. Maintain normal routine.
Day 6 Wear Oura Ring. Complete daily notes by 10 AM. Maintain normal routine.
Day 7 Final baseline night. Complete notes. Export Oura data and upload to dashboard.

What happens next? After you complete Day 7 and upload your baseline Oura data, you will begin the Supplementation Week (Days 8-14). Your NAD+ Complete capsules should already be in hand from your welcome package. See the NAD+ Complete Week Instructions for details.