Gastric activity analysis system / device / method

A method for monitoring gastric activity with an electrode array patch disposed over a skin surface of a patient to determine a gastrointestinal phenotype, the method comprising:

• measuring spectral gastric activity data of the patient with the electrode array over a predetermined test period;
• concurrently receiving patient symptom information for a predetermined set of symptoms over the predetermined test period;
• determining a gastric activity amplitude over at least a portion of the test period from the measured gastric activity data;
• and
• correlating the patient symptom information with the gastric activity amplitude;
• determining a measure of correlation;
• and
• determining a gastrointestinal phenotype based at least in part on the measure of correlation.

A system for monitoring gastric activity of a patient to determine a gastrointestinal phenotype, the system comprising:

• an electrode array patch having a plurality of electrodes configured to measure spectral gastric activity data of the patient over a predetermined test period;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• receive the measured spectral gastric activity data;
• concurrently receive patient symptom information for a predetermined set of symptoms over the predetermined test period;
• determine a gastric activity amplitude over at least a portion of the test period from the measured gastric activity data;
• and
• correlate the patient symptom information with the gastric activity amplitude;
• determine a measure of correlation;
• determine a gastrointestinal phenotype based at least in part on the measure of correlation;
• and
• generate a report comprising at least the determined gastrointestinal phenotype.