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BACKGROUND: IT professional workers are associated with repetition of tasks, sedentary lifestyle and poor work-rest cycle. These workers are, therefore, at increased risk of a number of chronic diseases due to their sedentary behavior, and they are also at high risk of lowering their health-related quality of life (QoL). The main objective of the present study was to compare the effects of online supervised vs workplace training on pain, functional disability and quality of life in patients with low back pain among IT workers. METHODS: In the present 51 patients with low back pain were included i.e. 17 in each group. Group A received online supervised exercise and ergonomic advice, Group B received workplace exercises and ergonomic advice and group C received only ergonomic advice. Patients were evaluated pre-intervention (0 week) and post intervention (8 week) for pain, disability quality of life by Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and 12-item Short Form Survey (SF-12) respectively. Statistical analysis was done by using jamovi version 2.3.28. Significance level was set at p<=0.05. RESULT: Paired 't' test was applied for intra-group comparison and results showed that there was statistically significant difference in mean outcomes in all three groups during 8-week intervention period (p<=0.05). One-way ANOVA test was applied for between group comparison and result showed that there was no statistically significant difference between group A & group B (p>=0.05) but, there were statistically significant difference between group A and group B with group C in all outcomes after 8-week intervention period (p<=0.05). CONCLUSION: Online supervised exercises vs workplace training exercises both are equally effective along with ergonomics advices for reduces pain.