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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of non-contact back pain management program on pain, functional disability, and psychosocial factor in chronic low back pain. In this study, a total of 28 patients with chronic low back pain were randomly assigned to a non-contact back pain management program group and a pamphlet group. A numerical Rating Scale (NRS) was used to evaluate the low back pain levels of the subjects. The Korean version of the Oswestry Disability Index (KODI) was used to evaluate the subjects’ degree of lumbar functional disability. The Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire (FABQ) was used to evaluate the psychosocial factors of the subjects. The intervention was performed twice a week for six weeks. Each session lasted 40 minutes. In the non-contact low back pain management program, an expert directly coached the exercise program in real time through a video system and provided training on correct posture and attention. The control group was provided with only a pamphlet. The result of this study confirmed that despite the statistically significant differences in KODI in both the experimental and control groups, the amount of change between before and after the experiment significantly decreased statistically in the experimental group compared to that in the control group. Significant differences in NRS and FABQ appeared in the experimental group but not in the control group. A conclusion could be drawn that in an era when the importance of non-face-to-face communication has increased because of COVID-19, a program that enables experts to intervene firsthand in low back pain management in real time through a non-contact program is an effective intervention method that can be used to reduce back pain, dysfunction index, and psychosocial factors in patients with chronic low back pain.