As of Thursday 27 August you will once again be allowed to book resources and recruit participants in COBE Lab. When the lab opens it will be with a range of guidelines that you have to follow, when collecting data in our facilities.

Note that researchers and research assistants are now required to wear mouthpieces when in contact with participants. Contact cobelab@au.dk if you are in need of mouthpieces for your activities in the lab.

The guidelines are found below. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at cobelab@au.dk. 

When you set up your study in Sona, please do not write a lot of text about the guidelines. Keep it simple and refer to our guidelines here and AU's guidelines here. 

Guidelines for studies at COBE Lab

Limited activies and stay at the lab

• Only one researcher or research assistant is allowed per study unless otherwise is coordinated with lab management. The researchers will not stay at the lab if it is not necessary to be here.

Activities and participants

• It is mandatory for researchers and research assistants to wear mouthpiece in the lab. Mouthpieces are also available for participants and will be handed out by the researcher on request. 
• The front door to the lab is locked for visitors. Participants will ring the door bell and researchers/research assistants will let you inside.
• Maximum is 1 participant at a time in the small lab rooms (lab 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E and 2F).
• Maximum is 8 participants at a time in the large computer labs (lab 1A and 1B). You must be seated in every other booth to keep a distance.
• Participants must keep distance to each other in waiting areas.
• Researchers and research assistants must help to ensure that the participants do not crowd in the waiting areas. 
• Avoid physical contacts such as a handshake.
• Researchers open windows occasionally to ensure air circulation - as a minimum before and after each session.
• Researchers reserve enough time between sessions to clean, desinfect and ventilate the lab room.
• Participants are asked to come right at their scheduled time and not before to avoid time in the waiting area.

Cleaning before and after each session

• Labs and equipment must be cleaned before and after use by the researchers. Surfaces, keyboards, mice, door handles, equipment and other contact points must be cleaned with water and soap before and after each session. 
• Pens, used for filling in consent forms and payment information, must be cleaned before and after use.
• Cleaning agents are available in each lab room. 

Symptoms of illness

• Participants, researchers and research assistants must stay at home in case of any symptoms. All cancellations because of symptoms must be marked as excused no-shows in Sona. 
• If any symptoms occur during sessions with the participant, researcher or research assistant the session must stop and persons need to go home. A minimum of the show-up fee is paid in this case.

Hygiene

• Wash hands often and carefully - and before and after each session