Table 3 Safety and hygiene protocol to prevent COVID-19 infection during the intake and the post-training sessions

Instruct the participant on the safety and hygiene procedure

 •Inform the participant on the importance of the safety and hygiene procedure

 •During the intake and post-training session, participants will be asked to follow specific precautions described below

 •Participants with cold-like symptoms will be asked not to go to the experiment and to notify the experimenter

Follow the following precautions during the intake session

 •To ensure the safety procedures for the prevention of COVID-19 infection, the session will be conducted in a clean and well-ventilated room inside the hospital

 •Before entering the room, both the experimenter and the participants will have to wash their hands with an alcohol-based disinfectant (at least 70%)

 •Tell the user to keep at least 1.5 m from the experimenter

 •The participant will take the headset placed on a table placed about 3 m away from the experimenter and will be explained how to wear it independently and how to use it

Disinfect the headset after the post-training session

 •As soon as the session is finished, the experimenter will use a detergent with at least 70% alcohol to decontaminate the headset

 •The cleanable, waterproof face part, keys areas of the headset (i.e., top and bottom, the headbands, buttons), and controllers will be disinfected and allowed to dry on a clean surface

 •At the end of the procedure, the experimenter will have to disinfect his/her hands again