Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

 (1) Participants be diagnosed with FM through hospital assessments, and they should meet the 2016 revised American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for FM [1].

 (2) randomized controlled trials (RCTs)

 (3) include primary or secondary outcome measures relevant to FM patients

 (4) The experimental group’s intervention should involve traditional Chinese fitness exercises, while the control group should receive standard exercise or routine care.

Exclusion criteria:

 (1) Studies that are not randomized controlled trials;

 (2) Systematic reviews and review articles;

 (3) Studies with incomplete outcome measures;

 (4) Studies with inconsistent intervention or control measures;

 (5) Conference papers.