Table 3.

Complex interventions identified by application of the 8-Step Scoping Framework.

Project characteristics	Sign 4	HENRYa	Incredible Years	Parents as Partners
Scope	To improve vocabulary and communication in preschool children	Obesity prevention for parents of preschool children	To address early onset behavioral problems in preschool children	To improve couple relationship quality impacting children’s outcomes
Aims	To investigate the impact of Sign 4 on early years outcomes and implementation, and lay and professional views	To investigate pre- and postintervention impact on self-reported outcomes and implementation, and lay and professional views	To investigate pre- and postintervention impact on self-reported outcomes and implementation, and lay and professional views	To investigate pre- and postintervention impact on self-reported outcomes and implementation, and lay and professional views
Number of participants (n)	Preschool children (1500) Parents (20) Staff (30) Stakeholders (5)	Parents (200) Facilitators (10) Stakeholders (5)	Parents (140) Facilitators (10) Stakeholders (5)	Parents (100) Facilitators (12) Stakeholders (5)
Data type	Early years outcomes, well-being scales, interviews	Self-report measures and interviews	Self-report measures, parenting questionnaires, and interviews	Self-report measures, parenting questionnaires, and interviews

^aHENRY: Healthy Exercise Nutrition for the Really Young.