The Effect of Acupuncture on Brain Iron Deposition and Body Iron Metabolism in Vascular Cognitive Impairment: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Mingli Wu   ^{1, 2, 3 *} , PhD ;   Lulu Chen   ^{3 *} , PhD ;   Yamin Wang   ^{3 *} , PhD ;   Yunpeng Li   ³ , PhD ;   Yuqi An   ³ , PhD ;   Ruonan Wu   ³ , PhD ;   Yuhan Zhang   ³ , PhD ;   Jing Gao   ¹ , PhD ;   Kaiqi Su   ¹ , PhD ;   Xiaodong Feng   ^{1, 2, 3} , Prof Dr

¹ Rehabilitation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China

² First Clinical Medical College, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China

³ Medical College of Rehabilitation, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China

*these authors contributed equally