Lower prednisone dosing for steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome relapse: a prospective randomized pilot study.

Relapses of steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome are traditionally treated with prednisone 2 mg/kg/day or 60 mg/m/day. Retrospective data support the use of lower doses. We designed a prospective randomized pilot study to investigate the efficacy of different doses in achieving remission of steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome relapse.