NYU Langone Health
Study participants enrolled in the SAMPLE Biorepository (s14-00487) who have provided permission to be contacted for future research will be enrolled and randomized (1:1) two-arm controlled) to either 1) perform weekly home-based proteinuria testing in addition to standard of care or 2) standard of care only. Participants randomized to the home-based proteinuria testing arm will perform weekly home-based proteinuria testing in addition to having standard of care and respond to study team's weekly text messages with urine test results for one year.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * Willing to provide informed consent * Lupus diagnosis: Four of the ACR criteria,19,20 four of the SLICC criteria,21 and/or the recent ACR/EULAR criteria, which requires an ANA of 1:80 or greater plus a score of 10 points. * If the patient had previous kidney disease (documented UCPR \>0.5 as part of ACR, SLICC or EULAR criteria and preferably a biopsy such that Class can be recorded), the patient is now in clinical remission as defined by a UPCR \<0.3 at the current visit regardless of any serologic activity. Relapse rates of lupus nephritis occurs…
Participants will perform weekly home urine testing with a dipstick. Participants will be collecting urine, evaluate it for protein level, and report results to study team via text message. Once results have been reported, urine collected at home will be destroyed.
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