Paley-Wiener-Zigmund Integral definition

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I have seen the Paley-Wiener-Zigmund integral given as follows:

$(*) \displaystyle \int_0^1 fdW_t = W_1f(1) -\int_0^1 f'(t)W_tdt $ where $f$ is such that $f'$ is continuous and $W_t$ is Brownian motion.

Further, seems it is sometimes (perhaps often) taken that $f(0) = f(1) = 0$.

Visually it is clear this is an integration-by-parts type formula.

In part 1 of PWZ Integral it states for the above $(*)$ to be proven.

My question is how is this proven?

It is clear it is integration-by-parts motivated, problem is that $W_t$ is nowhere differentiable with probability $1$. Meaning I can't directly just apply IBP.

If either someone has a link to where this is proven or an explanation would be appreciated.

Other places I have seen it stated as a definition rather than something needing to be proved. Hence part of the confusion for me.