UrApp for Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome Management (Incident Cohort)

Participants will be provided a folder of educational material on NS, including general information on symptoms, treatments, and possible complications; healthy diet for children taking corticosteroids; and low sodium diet. Site research staff will demonstrate how to check urine for protein with test strips, and educate patients on the definitions of disease relapse and remission. Urine test strips and urine protein logs will be provided to ensure that each participant can check their urine daily for protein. Participants will be instructed to check their urine daily for protein and call their provider within 1 business day for relapses and remissions.

Caregivers/parents will download UrApp at the baseline visit. UrApp contains instructional videos to guide users. The telephone number of the patient's provider will be entered into UrApp and participants will be able to call their providers directly through UrApp. The email address of the Emory study staff will also be entered. UrApp will automatically e-mail test results to the research staff when elected by the users. Participants will be asked by study staff, and reminded by the app, to call their providers and send urine testing results to the study staff whenever there is a relapse or remission. When the study staff receives alerts of a relapse/remission via UrApp, the information will be communicated to the treating physician within 1 business day.